Well, I finally got to try my mad solder skills to fix this. They're not actual mad skills, as I am a solder amateur.

It took some time, because it was hard to get to, with a radiator hose on top of it, and the wire left on the compressor was only about 1/2 long, but I was finally able to strip it. I had a few little hiccups, and ended up soldering in an extra length of wire to make it easier to make the connection to the other end.

After a couple hours (had to take out fan and shroud to get in there), to my extreme amazement, all of the connections held, and the a/c has been restored.

I don't know how long it will hold, but it is nice to save a little money for now, given the other million things I've done in the past 2 months.

I doubt I would've thought of the solder idea, so thanks to those who suggested it.

I'm hoping it holds another two months, then I won't have to think about it again until March.

Thanks again for the ideas.