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Old 10-08-2011, 01:56 AM
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I moved my vac ball between the battery and the reservoir plenty room and the screw holes were already there ..
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Since I have a non disco axle, almost nothing else vacuum powered and removed my cruise control, I removed my (cracked) vacuum ball and just put a plug in the line. Everything works exactly as normal now, minus a vac leak.
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Old 10-08-2011, 04:40 AM
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Does the ac use the vacuum ball?
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Old 10-08-2011, 05:22 AM
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Stubby I made from scratch
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Looks real good
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Looks real good
Agreed!!
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Originally Posted by courtney42
Does the ac use the vacuum ball?
Yes. If the ball is not working or the vacuum line is broken... your A/C will still blow cold but just out the defroster vents.
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Old 10-08-2011, 07:18 AM
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Your blend door is vacuum operated not your ac
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Originally Posted by cf1k1
Yes. If the ball is not working or the vacuum line is broken... your A/C will still blow cold but just out the defroster vents.
GAHH really! my ac is out cause i need a new coil but i tried the fan and it would only blow out the winshield defrost vents. Is the ball bad if the fan wont blow through the other vents ? How much are these vacuum *****? Cheap?
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GAHH really! my ac is out cause i need a new coil but i tried the fan and it would only blow out the winshield defrost vents. Is the ball bad if the fan wont blow through the other vents ? How much are these vacuum *****? Cheap?
You can make one, it's just a hollow plastic ball, nothing special about it, just provides a space for a vacuum.
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Stubby I made from scratch
Why oh why are there spikes on your hood?!?!
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Why oh why are there spikes on your hood?!?!
Rotflmao.
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Got one at the jy for like 10$
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Originally Posted by Slick761

Good stuff. Noteworthy mod? Easy right?
Piece of cake lol, i disconnected the ball. Pulled the vac hoses up. Cut to length. Unmounted the resevoir deck moved it placed ball under and bolted back up
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I cut the brackets off a set of front seats. (below the slide rails) Then wielded tabs on and bolted in place of the rear bench.
Attached Thumbnails Homebrew Jeep Mods-142.jpg   Homebrew Jeep Mods-145.jpg  
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