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> Air conditioning, Does it work?
Pat Garvey
post Sep 16 2010, 06:56 PM
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Not that i would even consider A/C on my '72, but I'd like to hear from those who have it (any year) as to whether it works!

When we went to the 78 Aspen Parade, we did it in a 924 (914 was in the process of body restoration - that's right, six years old & it needed resto!).
Travelling through Kansas, we noted that the condensor of the 924 was loaded up with ice. Turned the compressor off, to drain the condenser. It was 106 degress. Humidity about 85% (lived there for 2 years, so I know what it feels like). Took nearly any hour to clear the frost, in the meantime we suffered immesnsely. When the frost melted, we turned the system back on. Worked great for 30 minutes, until it iced up again. Never turned the a/c on again.

So, and I'm just curious, how has a/c worked for those who have it on a 914, assuming it is original/dealer installed.
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post Sep 17 2010, 10:43 PM
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QUOTE(Pat Garvey @ Sep 16 2010, 07:56 PM) *

So, and I'm just curious, how has a/c worked for those who have it on a 914, assuming it is original/dealer installed.
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The car I got a few years ago had dealer installed A/C that I considered having repaired. Recently I removed the system and found butchered metal work as well as kinked lines and wondered how efficiently the A/C worked when it was new. It seems like the lines were probably at least partillay blocked with kinks and could not work properly. My opinion is that the entire job was lacking in completeness and looked to be hastily installed by the dealer. I feel sure the A/C unit is much harder to install after the assembly line production than during the production of the car.

I was very disappointed in the way the A/C system was installed by the dealer. Maybe others were installed with more care but this one did not seem to be installed with much attention to detail and consideration for long term use. The holes for the lines were not finished with care (e.g. sharp edges) and the under dash screws and brackets seemed to be lacking in completeness. To be fair there were rubber grommets installed but they were over unfinished holes.

The passenger side heat outlet was completely blocked with the interior A/C control unit and created an imbalanced heat situation in the winter. This is probably the norm for all under dash A/C units that were installed.

It seems to me the 914 was designed to be a non-A/C car and should be preserved as such but this is just my opinion. There are probably very good aftermarket A/C units available now that can be installed to work well with our little cars. I feel sure that instillation can be done with care that will avoid the mistakes of the early 70's dealer installations and provide a nice cool ride.

I drive with the top off most of the time anyway, even in the 95 degree Alabama heat and humidity and love it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blue914.jpg)

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