Re: The quest for the three ring pulley (chapter 36b)

Posted by HH56 On 2011/7/9 9:00:07

All my carefully accumulated a/c parts are in the trunk and back seat, untouched "because nothing fits".


Sorry to hear that. Obviously, nothing will be bolt-on in an old car unless it was engineered for or came off an identical car where someone had already done the work. Would have thought a mechanic would have known that before he took the job--or does he just work on Chevys or Hondas. You mentioned that Mike was doing the bracket and you had another crank pulley so the hard work was already being done--or did those fall thru. If so, there may be more options today than there were a month ago.

If you went with the unit you once mentioned you were thinking of using (or even a different one), any mechanic doing AC and worth his certification or title should be able to make a universal under dash unit fit--although the glove box door does present a slight challenge to some units. Even so, many have done it successfully as evidenced by the number of cars with them happily cooling away.

Mal has a good suggestion. If you bought that classic looking unit, I think I would look in their dealer listing for someone close and see what they say.


Sorry! End rant, but things like this mash my buttons. I guess on the bright side, you got your car back with all the pieces and before he took it apart and decided nothing fit & walked away.