Re: Time for AirCon

Posted by Loyd Smith On 2009/4/15 15:24:32

Jerry's post about the Classic Auto Air unit is spot-on. I have the condenser unit (double-layer, micro-coil) mounted at an angle, at about the level of the bottom of the radiator, in the splash pan area. There's plenty of room and, as the unit has its own highly efficient condenser fan, there's plenty of airflow. These units are designed so that they can be mounted (and hidden) nearly anywhere. The only, "improvement," that I decided to make to mine was to use tar tape to seal around the open gap between the stacked coils as I noticed, during mock-up testing, that about half the airflow was being blown out from between the coils (there's about 3/4 of an inch between the two) around the open outside edges rather than being blown through the second coil layer. I am running a Sanden (R-134) compressor mounted on the stock Packard bracket that formerly held the LeHigh compressor. When I got my car the old compressor was in the trunk, frozen, and although the old condenser and dryer were still in place - someone in the distant past had butchered/removed the refrigerant lines. The unit works exceptionally wall and is more than capable of cooling the interior of a '55 Pat in city traffic during Florida summers. This coming summer will be its third in service.