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914 air conditioning, What to do folks? |
dilde |
Jun 12 2008, 05:45 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 29-March 05 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 3,843 |
Hey guys & gals,
The York compressor in my '73 2.0 has finally died. I have already changed out the hoses previously to "barrier?" hoses which run 134a freon. I can get another rebuilt York I suppose, but I have heard of rotary compressors working better and using less hp to run. Has anyone already made the changeover? Are there any rotary compressors that fit properly? Do I need mounting brackets? Any info would be greatly appreciated. I live in So. Cal and gas is $4.65 as of today, which means the 914 will be on the road more than the F-150. And it's getting hot here! Scott |
Joe Owensby |
Jul 30 2008, 10:18 PM
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JoeO Group: Members Posts: 527 Joined: 7-January 06 From: Spartanburg, SC Member No.: 5,385 Region Association: South East States |
Did you have to have any idler pulleys with this last set up? I have adapted a Sanden compressor to a York Mount that came with a parts car. This adapter had a small idler pulley that ran under the bottom side of the belt, just inside the compressor. I assumed this was needed to provide clearance, but was wondering from your photos if it was really needed. I plan to rework my mount the next time I have to remove the engine, to something similar to what you have, as it looks to be much easier to adjust the belt tension. Thanks for sharing the photos. JoeO
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jjs3rd914 |
Jul 31 2008, 08:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 8-August 04 From: Sarasota, FL Member No.: 2,476 |
Did you have to have any idler pulleys with this last set up? I have adapted a Sanden compressor to a York Mount that came with a parts car. This adapter had a small idler pulley that ran under the bottom side of the belt, just inside the compressor. I assumed this was needed to provide clearance, but was wondering from your photos if it was really needed. I plan to rework my mount the next time I have to remove the engine, to something similar to what you have, as it looks to be much easier to adjust the belt tension. Thanks for sharing the photos. JoeO If you notice we did not even use the York bracket to which the Sanden adapter was to mount. We just drilled a couple of extra holes on the adapter itself and made the slotted adjustment pieces. Yes our original York mount had a idler pulley. On this new setup we had to slightly modify the oil cooler bracket for clearance, but otherwise no other mods for the belt to clear. It took several attempts to finally get the right belt length for proper adjustment. By eliminating the York bracket we also saved some weight and space. In a later post there is a picture of the front truck reinforcement frame. We also did the same thing and welded in a 1/2" square tubing frame to "fix" the hack job the dealer had done when the car was new. About the only other upgrade we might do in the future to the stock DPD system is to replace the original fan and motor on the condensor with a "SPAL" multi-blade fan for more air flow. jjs3rd914 |
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