Follow the line from the receiver/dryer (On the passenger side of the firewall, looks like a metal bottle with lines running into it) towards the compressor. You can't charge your year of Escort without getting the special fittings from Ford.
check out www . motorcraft service . com ( no spaces ) click on Owner Guides / select 1999 year / Escort The owners manual ( fuse panel diagram for coupe and sedan ) can be viewed on-line
The charging valve is up on the freon line that runs on the driver side engine compartment to the right of the radiator,almost by the air cleaner!
It should, but just to be sure always check to see if the engine mounts line up; as well as the electrical connections>
No, the bolt pattern on the Contour is 4x108mm (like the Tempo and the Focus), and the bolt pattern on the ZX2 is 4x100 like the rest of the Escorts, so the the bolt holes won't line up.
There is a schrader valve on the low pressure line (larger a/c line). That's where you hook up the hose. Be sure to hook it up to the LOW PRESSURE SIDE, because if you hook it up to the high pressure side the can could EXPLODE.
None.Ford stopped producing the Escort line of cars in 2003.
Fuel Injection
go ask a mechanic
This is not the Yugo page, this is the Ford Escort page.
The 1.9 litre four cylinder engine in a 1995 Ford Escort is a : ( Single Over Head Cam inline four cylinder engine )
it is on the right hand side of the car next to the power steering reservoir. and the line runs against the right fender.
It is on or at the receiver dryer or shimy can looking thing at the rear of the engine compartment. You need gauges and refrigerant recycling machines to properly service the a/c