A/C Expansion Valve for a 76

[Gary L]

I'm trying to get my ac going and my mechanic says I need a new expansion valve. Of course I realize these are NLA. I did a search to see if there were any past suggestions on whether these can be reconditioned (cleaned) and only found a few old posts from 2012 or earlier which didn't help much. So I thought I'd ask the question again in case someone has more recently come up with a solution for a bad A/C expansion valve. I did see where there is an aftermarket evaporator with an expansion valve included for $385 plus you have to take most the dash apart to install it. Otherwise, just changing the expansion valve looks fairly easy. So has anyone found a source for a replacement or other solution other than $400 plus tearing the dash apart?

Thanks

Gary

 

[hr369]

Your options are very limited. Since you're paying someone to fix it then i'de suggest a used exp valve. You already know about the generic evap core and its cost.

 

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