DESIGN CHANGE OF A/C HOSE CAPTIVE 'O' RING DESIGN

When replacing "O" ring on air conditioning coupled hose assembly connections on late production 1982 Cavalier vehicles, the connection design should be carefully identified to assure installation of the correct "O" ring.

A running production change will implement a "captive "O" ring" design connector that will use an "O" ring groove to hold the "O" ring (see Figure 1).

Assembly and tightening procedure is the same for early and late production design; however, the "captive "O" ring" design uses different "O" rings.

Connectors of this design must use the following part numbered "captive "O" rings":

P/N CONNECTION ---- ---------- 3053203 Condenser Fitting 3053204 Accumulator Fitting

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