Great finds today

That bike is a huge score. Like many things, they’ve become quite a hot commodity. Hard to find by me currently.

Originally Posted by andyheim

That bike is a huge score. Like many things, they’ve become quite a hot commodity. Hard to find by me currently.

Yea I looked it up, they were $400 new. This one is a 2001 model year. I see a few on the internet for sale for around $150 in really nice shape. This one is a little more worn but it still works and rides great. Not going to sell it though, at least not yet! Might try to get back into biking, but not sure that Ill have the time. May end up selling it down the line a bit.

Originally Posted by kss

Yea I looked it up, they were $400 new. This one is a 2001 model year. I see a few on the internet for sale for around $150 in really nice shape. This one is a little more worn but it still works and rides great. Not going to sell it though, at least not yet! Might try to get back into biking, but not sure that Ill have the time. May end up selling it down the line a bit.

I dont resale, nor will i pretend too lol, But my cousin does sometimes and he said you can get alot more parting out bikes than selling them whole. Just a heads up

Originally Posted by greytruck

I dont resale, nor will i pretend too lol, But my cousin does sometimes and he said you can get alot more parting out bikes than selling them whole. Just a heads up

Interesting thought. Im sure this is probably true on good bikes with good components, but MOST (this one being a rare exception) that I find are not name-brand or good bikes. Most are walmart brands (huffy, mongoose, kent, etc). Some times I get some nicer ones. Reguardless I have a "bike guy" who fixes and resells that I deal with.

He buys all the bikes off me, usually $10/bike, if its a nicer one, sometimes more. Sold one that was a "specialized" brand bike (with no chain or rear derailer) for $75, sold a few ones to hime for $30-50/each. But I just like that I can always count on this guy to take them all, even if I could get more selling individually. Its worth it for me to not have the hasle.... just text him when I have a truck full and we make a deal and exchange. He even gives me all the un-used/scrap bike/parts that he does need/want/ or cant sell.

I dont usually like reselling either so parting out isnt something I would probably want to spend time on.... usually I just want the stuff gone lol

Originally Posted by Patriot76

Congrats on the score. Word of warning, not all hvac techs are qualified to remove the Freon and it is possible to remove the unit with the Freon still trapped. If you cut into it and it starts hissing, pray the climate change authorities are not around.

Idk man, this guys van look super fancy and new lol....... I feel like he wouldnt be any type of shady guy that wouldnt take the freon out. Is there anyway I can tell, for sure, before cutting into anything that it is in fact, empty? All the copper hoses on the backside are open/not plugged/not connected to anything when I got it so I had assumed it couldnt have any in it.... but would love some more assurance on that if you have any. I can upload some more pics if needed

Here are some more pics from the back with the cut/detached ends

https://imgur.com/a/pam6mCO

Originally Posted by hills

Gee ... the AC unit was a nice little score. It seems like every ACR is a little different but i like to cut the loops off with a circular saw that has a metal cutting blade installed. It gives a cleaner cut and makes it easier to pull apart. Sometimes the angle grinder w/ a 1/8" cutting wheel works better and other times the sawzall. The thing with the sawzall is that it's hard to clamp the ACR down because the aluminum fins are so soft. (You really should have two hands on a saw when you're cutting.)

Not crazy about doing sealed units but that one looks bigger than average. I usually get about 2 lbs of oily #2 copper out of them but the yield on that one might be better. Might be worth trying just for the experience of having done one ?

Thanks for the advice. I have seen some seal unit stuff go pretty poorly. I think they are filled with oil/liquid too and I dont really want to mess with that. My local yard has a "seal unit" category at the same price as electric motor. Ill probably just turn the whole thing in as that and not take it apart. For how big it is it actually seems like it shouldnt be too hard to get apart (the whole AC unit, not the sealed unit)

You're probably just as well off to take a pass on the sealed unit. They are filled with oil. I usually drilled a 1/4" hole in the bottom of them and let them drain into a pan for a week or so. None the less ... the teardown was still a messy job. Sealed units and old copper fuel lines are hard to do without getting covered in oil. It stinks too. I keep a separate 5 gal. pail outside for my oily copper.

Originally Posted by hills

You're probably just as well off to take a pass on the sealed unit. They are filled with oil. I usually drilled a 1/4" hole in the bottom of them and let them drain into a pan for a week or so. None the less ... the teardown was still a messy job. Sealed units and old copper fuel lines are hard to do without getting covered in oil. It stinks too. I keep a separate 5 gal. pail outside for my oily copper.

Yea.... 100% going to pass on that lol. Not worth whatever few bucks of copper is in there for the trouble! Thanks!

Nice score. looks like $50 to me. Did you get the copper tubing from the condenser to the evaporator coil too?

If you press the brass fill valves or what ever they are called and no gas comes out it can still be charged. I had that happen last week, was full but it was a side job the guy did, not his 9-5 so i guess he slacked.

And definitely sell the compressor whole, some are alum windings. Total buzz kill along with the all Alum coils some have.

Originally Posted by t00nces2

The two compressor units I have come across were sealed and full of freon. Check the coils to see if you can find a cut line somewhere. If you cannot, DO NOT puncture a coil. The pressure is very high. There are some very small copper lines that are used for pressure sensors and temp sensors. There are also Shraeder valves you can hook up guaces to the unit to test for pressure.

Well that is not what I wanted to hear lol. Are you saying even though the lines at the back pictured below are cut as seen here:




its still possibly for it to be full of freon?

Ah I guess I see how it could still have freon in it. The 2 pipes that are cut, both have valves before the cut. So if those 2 valves are closed, it could still be full of freon. ****. Is there any way for me to tell without cutting a line?