jhmills3
Junior Member
The evaporator core in my 2003 Ram 1500 has a leak and needs to be replaced, but removing the dash is something that I dread (and may well be beyond my technical abilities) so I've been searching for alternatives to get the AC working in my truck again.
I've come across these universal under the dash AC units online and I'm strongly considering getting one rather than trying to pull my entire dash apart to replace the evaporator core. I see that they sell the full kits that come with the evaporator, compressor, etc. but they also sell just the under the dash evaporator unit itself separately.
My question is: could I buy one of these units and tie it into my truck's existing AC system rather than buying the whole kit? Everything else in my truck's AC system works fine; it's just that the evaporator core is leaking so bad it won't hold any freon. It seems to me it should be possible to run lines through the firewall into the cab and tie the under the dash unit into the existing AC system and just use it as my new AC.
Has anyone ever attempted this before or is it even worth attempting?
I've come across these universal under the dash AC units online and I'm strongly considering getting one rather than trying to pull my entire dash apart to replace the evaporator core. I see that they sell the full kits that come with the evaporator, compressor, etc. but they also sell just the under the dash evaporator unit itself separately.
My question is: could I buy one of these units and tie it into my truck's existing AC system rather than buying the whole kit? Everything else in my truck's AC system works fine; it's just that the evaporator core is leaking so bad it won't hold any freon. It seems to me it should be possible to run lines through the firewall into the cab and tie the under the dash unit into the existing AC system and just use it as my new AC.
Has anyone ever attempted this before or is it even worth attempting?
