HELP!! A/C mount warped??

[Treetopflyer]

I'm rebuilding my entire HVAC system: heater core (leaking), new condenser (damaged by front impact), lines (chaffed and cracking), accumulator-drier, evaporator (hey. I already have the dash out to replace the heater core), and COMPRESSOR. Tried to install new compressor, and the bolts will not align with the 4 mounting pads/bolt holes on the engine. So I returned the part and ordered from a different mgf...same thing! I can install the forward top & bottom bolts, or the rear top & bottom bolts...but I CANNOT install a forward AND a rear bolt at the same time, regardless if they are the top or the bottom pair. After second part fit failure I tried to reinstall the dead and leaking OEM compressor that had over 320k on it....NOPE!! The part I originally pulled out of service no longer fits in its original home!!!! The mount must have warped after countless heat cycles and once the bolts remove, it relaxed and shifted? Anyone else experience this? Any solutions? Truck is down until I find a cure.

 

[GAmes]

Patience. After 800,000 miles and a rebuild my compressor bolted back up with no issues. Are you sure you are trying to get the bolts into the correct locations?

 

[Treetopflyer]

Well I finally got it...ready for this? Orientation is everything; these compressors have a drain plug in the center...but during installation of the compressor, the "drain" plug is ON TOP, I kept trying to install it with the plug on the bottom and it was always off by a 1/16th front to back. I could make excuses, I could blame my tools, but the truth is I took this out two weeks ago and just assumed the drain plug was on the bottom. When the original didn't fit, it finally dawned on me. Please have a good laugh at my expense, I deserve it.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Please have a good laugh at my expense, I deserve it.

If you insist!...

Actually, we've all been there and karma's a...

Glad to see you figured it out before dismembering anything.

 

[mwilson]

We’ve all done the same my friend. The difference being whether one admits to it or not.

My personal best is hunting all through my garage for the tool I had five minutes ago.....and I finally find it in my back pocket...

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

My personal best is hunting all through my garage for the tool I had five minutes ago.....and I finally find it in my back pocket...

That's daily in my life!

 

[Treetopflyer]

Thanks guys...I figured I wasn't alone. Sometimes I get fixated and the simplest thing elude me....I'm still chuckling at myself for such a silly mistake and how simple it was to rectify. Live and learn (to slow down and think it through when frustrated).