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What to do with the AC, Complete dpd system |
bmcwilli |
May 12 2005, 09:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 28-April 05 From: Chapel Hill NC Member No.: 3,998 |
My 74 2.0 has a complete, original, (of course it's not factory..even I know that (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) )
The compressor turns on, the interior fan works, the condesor fan runs. It's all there, and I suspect it could be made to run with seals, hoses etc. I am trying to decide if I should keep the AC in the car or not. I am moving slowly upt he performance/handling ladder, to start with shocks, sway bar, billet hubs, 911 disks etc. I want to auto-x some, having attended alocal novice day and gotten bit by the bug. My dream is to one day install power by Jake. I can live without the AC, and I hate the big hole in the front trunk where the condensor is installed. Course if I remove it, I gotta cover that hole.... I live in NC, yes it gets hot, but this is not a daily driver. Just looking for opinions. What would you do? And..does anybody want to buy an AC? |
STL914 |
May 17 2005, 07:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-October 03 From: O'Fallon, MO Member No.: 1,271 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
A/C is apersonal preference type of option, some love it, others will hate it.
I bought my first 914 7 years ago, a 74 2.0, in which the PO had installed a VPC unit. At the time I bought the car, the compressor was not working so I was considering repairing it. I never did! I found that even in St. Louis where day time temperatures in the summers can get to 100+ with 85% humidity, just having the top off was enough for me. I never used it, never missed not having it. On a side note, possibly due to how the PO had the A/C installed, the foward passenger floor began to rust thru from an un-detected leak around one of the hoses feeding the under dash unit. |
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