BUURRRRRR...(pic)
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Le Mans Master
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From: League City Tx
Thanks to all the guys in the tech forum that have helped me with my a/c work and blower swap!!!!
Now I gotta build a motor that can run the ac compressor...damn that thing sucks up some HP....
Now I gotta build a motor that can run the ac compressor...damn that thing sucks up some HP....
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Le Mans Master
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From: League City Tx
HAHA yeah its a little blurry. If I lay the screen down on my laptop, I can see it. Lighting issue...LOL
Its 40* at that point, if I turn the blower down to the first or second speed, the air actually cools down to about 38-39*. 36 yr old AC...
Its 40* at that point, if I turn the blower down to the first or second speed, the air actually cools down to about 38-39*. 36 yr old AC...
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From: League City Tx
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Le Mans Master
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From: League City Tx
Hell yeah you have to turn it off. It feels like it kills 30hp AT LEAST... I know it killed my gas mileage on this tank of fuel. I barely got 130 miles out of a tank. About 11mpgs driving it normal but running the AC the whole time. Normally it gets about 13-14mpgs
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Le Mans Master
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From: League City Tx
I seriously doubt my car will blow anywhere in the 40s when the temps are 95* outside which is average for Houston during the summer. I mainly just wanted to get it working so I can say it does. Plus I am sure I have a leak some where. We did not doing anything to the ac. It hasn't been ran in almost 20 yrs, we just dumped 3 cans of Freeze 12 in it and tried it out...LOL Its been a week and still holding low 40s. Hell I will dump a can a month in it if I have to. Freeze 12 is only $3.00 a can.
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I would run a duct into the glove compartment into one of those insulated little coolers, and then I would have refreshing traffic-jam-cocktails whilst others are dehydrating mere meters away.
Great job!
Great job!
Racer
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I am interested in possibly upgrading my compressor as well. Is it a bolt-in swap? Does it use the same bracket and hoses? Can you use R-12 or R-134 with it?
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40 sounds COLD! what was the outside temp??
