Posted by yokes My wife tells me that the AC is now totally gone (see: needs new AC compressor. Has a leak I'm told). Is that something you can do? or is that take it into some shop?

Replace compressor yaself, find friend who does HVAC work, let him do his magic, have frost on the vents and about 5mpg less when its running (not to mention 30 less hp). Pointless but awesome when you can literally freeze water with your AC.

yeah the only time i ever worked on AC stuff when when removing it for good. id take that in