'88 a/c accumulator.... April 19, 2005, 03:23:13 PM -just to let anyone know that owns a '88 bird or cougar with a 3.8 liter v6, at the end of april 2005, Ford will be discontinuing the a/c accumulator for these cars. these are specific to the '88s only. i'm sure most everyone uses aftermarket already, but this is for info only.... Quote Selected