seeking advice on a\c

No "experience" to offer, but I was thinking of doing this myself. I have never liked the stock routing of the hoses behind the passenger seat. The tunnel exit area below the access hatch is already pretty crowded, however. That would be my concern - just having enough room for all the tubes & pipes, and not chafing the hoses against metal.

I read your other post about the cooling issues. Do you think the heater core itself is plugged, or just the tubes? Now might be a good time to fix that. Otherwise, bypassing is a fair option. Pretty rare in Florida you need a working heater.

I live nearby - let me know if you would like me to stop by your shop and have a look. Rodney

If you are open to using the new Aeroquip EZ-clip fittings and hoses, it is relatively easy to route the hoses through the passenger rocker with the electrical harness. The Aeroquip hoses are meaningfully narrower in diameter and much more flexible than traditional hoses. Running the lines in the rocker avoids all the potential interference at the front of the engine. Available at Aeroquip.cc

i opened up the heaterbox, core is not plugged,but i found oil leaking out of evap core.a\c has not worked in a long time.i am wondering about condensation,ive heard about it soaking the carpet and dripping on the feet. does your a\c work? iam going to check out the aeroquip store and see what they have to offer

"The Aeroquip hoses are meaningfully narrower in diameter"

Careful AC lines sizes are specifically sized to the size of the evaporator and condensor and tyoe of refirgerant being used.

Also the new refrigerants run at much higher pressures so be sure to take all this into account.

R