Engine damn, no more A/C, my fault, need help!

damn, no more A/C, my fault, need help!

so, i have a 97 corolla DX. looking at the engine, the left radiator support needed to be replaced, well it didn't need to be replaced, but i wanted to repaint the support because it was rusting. i got out the left support, it's just held in with one bolt. but, since my corolla has the crappiest fasteners in it, i snapped the head off the bolt. i didn't think much of it and i drove it like this for over a year, with only one radiator support on the top.

so, i'm looking to sell the car now, so i figured i might want to put that support back on. so, i started to drill out the old snapped out bolt. things went ok, then i needed to enlarge the hole a little. well....i pressed the drill down hard and ended up knicking the A/C radiator....holy hell. it sprayed right up in the air. i ran the hell out of the garage! i thought it was going to ignite and explode! well, it sprayed out for about a minute. i walked inside, telling my dad, sheepishly...man, this is bad news!!!

i made the dumbass mistake of not taking note of the a/c radiator before i began drilling...dammit i'm dumb.

so, i guess i can't use my a/c because it will destroy the compressor. i'm wondering if it's fixable at all. it's just a tiny little hole on the top of the fins of the radiator. i'm pretty sure it's called a condensor. dang, i don't want to put any money into this car, i just want to get rid of it already! maybe i can just sell it with the way it is and let them know that the a/c wont work
let me know what you think i should do

How much does it cost to replace the compressor? Mine has a leak and some guy at Jiffy Lube told me it would be $800 to replace.

the compressor wont turn on if theres no frion in there, trust me i know my car has no frion in it because it leaks out the condensor, meanin ima need a new reciever dryer also to i guess

sell it when it gets real cold and hope they dont check

...hope he doesn't live in FL...never would sell that thing.

Or I'm just a moron that refused to look at your location...shoot me shoot me shoot me kill me kill me kill me...sorry for wasting everyones time.

you could probably get it out of a junk yard. The "a/c radiator" is better known as the condenser

well, i pulled out the button for the a/c, it just slides out of the console. i'll call soon to get an estimate. i was told by a friend that they may just be able to spot weld or solder the defect i caused. then pressure test and refill the system

ayi yi yi! people need to think things through, though i am not always the best one for advice, but its true. oh well.

just get a new condensor and your fixed. any ac compressor wont run if the pressure switch doesnt detect any freon.

i'm going to call on monday and see if i can just walk in with my condensor. hopefully they can patch it, then i'll stop at walmart or something and get some freon. install the condensor, refill the system and hope for no leaks. and fix that dam radiator bracket!

this is good because i need to drain and refill the radiator. i have a question:
when i totally take out the radiator to get to the condensor, will my automatic tranny fluid spill out all over the place?

yes. its spill out of the rad. and the lines.