I have a 99 Dakota V6 base model that has never had A/C. I just moved to Texas (from so cal) and I now need a/c. I have bought everything to install it myself but I am missing a part. the part that the a/c hose screws into. i don't know the name of it or have found anything online that would point me to that part. i'm hoping that someone here knows the name or can link me to where i could buy it from.

 

Which hose? Can you sketch a diagram or give us a hint as to the location?

Are you installing factory a/c as in replacing the plenum?

What parts do you have now?

 

this is what I have bought


Drier
Suction and Discharge hose
compressor
condenser
evaporator core

A/C Liquid line (what i'm asking about) part number: 55036600AC i'm missing the part this screws into

 

The orifice tube?

 

I think the part he is missing connects to the orifice tube pic below it has the high side port on it.


That may be a junkyard only available part now I just tossed my old one away after my conversion.

 

You may need an A/C shop to custom make a replacement expensive but easy to make by an A/C shop that knows what they are doing. I may still have the high side port and the ends I need to look in some box's.

 

If 98DAKAZ doesn't have it, it's probably a junkyard part. Or maybe a dealer part.

I checked the parts diagram at http://www.factorychryslerparts.com/...category=20300 and it's part of the liquid line from Mopar.

THAT said - RockAuto does list the AB part, whereas that link shows the AC revision.

May want to return that part, and pick up the Mopar labeled part. That would explain why it's so much extra (twice the price!) over the Four Seizin's or GPD parts.

RwP

 

Unfortunately all online Mopar parts places don’t give you a quality picture to verify what part you need so you may need to go directly to a dealer to get the correct part. A junkyard may be faster and you can see the part so you know it’s the part you need just remember 97 to 99 is different than 2000 to 2004.


97 to 99 has the push click in fitting for the condenser 2000 to 04 the fitting was bolt together some 2000 to 04 had a very different duel high low port sensor on that tubing also.