Who services cruise-airs? Or, how to replace my own?

[Terry Neal]

Hi Ryan,



I had my center compressor fail last summer & finally found an A/C
tech through the local RV dealer who wasn't "afraid" to work on it.
It's just a basic home style compressor only it operates on 120 volts
instead of 240. Also, they use capacitators to start & run so you
may have one or 2 that have failed? I don't doubt that most of the
folks who do their own work on their Birds couldn't change one
themselves.



Best to use a forklift or floor jack with a platform to drop the entire
3 units down from the coach floor at the same time. That's the
toughest part of the job. Once replaced, any tech who has a license
for R22 can charge the system for you. If you don't have the manual, I
can copy mine & send it to you. As I recall, someone may have
already done that & uploaded it to the on line database?



I know others on here have been down this road before so am sure they
will offer the benefit of their experience too.



Let me know if you need a copy of the manual.



Terry Neal

Bozeman, MT

82PT40

74FC34

Has anyone had luck getting cruise-airs serviced in the Pacific
Northwest?



The compressor on my bedroom A/C appears shot and my center one just

quit working as well. I know "any standard A/C tech" should be able to

service these, but I've talked to a bunch and they want nothing to do

with any of it. I'd really like to find someone who has experience

working on these in Bluebirds. The one Cruise-Air tech I did talk to

in the Seattle area insisted there was no possible way I had

Cruise-Airs on an RV, claiming they are only made for yachts. You'd

think he would know something about the products he services, but

apparently not.



Alternately: Has anyone replaced their own lower units? How difficult

is this to do? Is there a procedure documented somewhere? I don't mind

just ripping these out and putting new ones in as long as it's

reasonably straightforward.



Thanks for any help,



-Ryan

'86 PT-40 8V92