96-52 1973 OPEL SERVICE MANUAL
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF EVAPORATOR
AND EXPANSION VALVE. OPEL 1900 - MANTA
Removal
1. Remove negative battery cable from battery.
2. Remove left side of distributor duct, and in line
fuse. See Figure
9B-61.3. Remove glove box. See Figure
9B-62.Figure 96-64 Delay Restrictor
and Check Valve Hose
Assembly Location
5. Disconnect the delay restrictor and check valve
hose assembly from the vacuum cut-off switch and
disconnect the electrical wiring. See Figures 9B-63
and 64.
6. Remove evaporator inlet and outlet pipes re-
tainer and rubber grommet. See Figure
9B-65.Figure
98.62 Glove Box Removed
4. Discharge refrigerant from system. (Refer to
DISCHARGING SYSTEM) and disconnect refrig-
erant hose from evaporator outlet and pipe from
evaporator inlet and tape the open ends of the refrig-
erant lines and evaporator pipes. See Figure
9B-63.Figure
98.65 Inlet and Outlet Pipes retainer and
Rubber Grommet-Opel 1900 - Manta
Figure
98.63 Location of Refrigerant Hoses, Pipes,
Vacuum Cut Off Switch and Evaporator Attaching Bolt
(Left Side) - Opel 1900
- Manta
AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM. OPEL 1900. MANTA9B- 93
2. Remove the left side of distributor duct, and the
in-line fuse. See Figure 9B-174.98.139Figure SB-174 Location of Distributor Duct (Left Side)
Retaining Screws
Figure SB-175 Removing Left Side Distributor Duct
3. Rembve the glove box assembly. See Figure 9B-
176.
4. Discharge refrigerant from system, (refer to DIS-
CHARGING SYSTEM) and disconnect refrigerant
hose from evaporator outlet and pipe from evapora-
tor inlet’and tape the open ends of the refrigerant
lines and evaporator pipes. See Figure
9B-178.5. Disconnect the delay restrictor and check valve
hose assembly from the vacuum cut-off switch and
disconnect the electrical wiring. See Figure
9B-180.6. Rempve evaporator inlet and outlet pipes re-
tainer and rubber grommet. See Figure
9B-178.Figure SB-176 Glove
Bdx Removed
Figure SB-178 Location of Refrigerant Hoses, Pipes,
Vacuum Cut Off Switch and Evaporator Attaching Bolt
(Left Side)
Figure 9B-180 Vacuum Hoses and Wiring
