<VV> Stock Corvair A/C Re: Icewater Air Conditioner

[Eric S. Eberhard]

Sign of my age when I sell a 62 Spyder vert for a coupe with PG and 
A/C.  The vert was terrible in winter and summer and with spring and 
fall showers, more or less not so usable ... the A/C is so nice!  Eric

At 08:01 PM 6/14/2011, you wrote:
>Eric,
>
>You are SO right in saying that the Corvair A/C "if done right" can 
>give you GREAT cooling.  Many years ago after some "adjustment" on 
>the temp control internals, I was able to get our 1966 95 hp Monza 
>to put out such cold air from the center duct that it would hurt my 
>fingers if I kept them in the discharge air flow for more than 30 
>seconds.  My digital temp gauge showed the outlet air to be 38 
>deg.F. which is about as low as you should go without icing up the 
>evaporator.  Try achieving that on a modern car.  Son Jim named our 
>A/C Monza "Joe Cool" after the Snoopy character in Peanuts.  I'd say 
>the name was quite appropriate.
>Thanks for reminding me,
>
>Frank Burkhard
>Boonton, NJ
>
>In a message dated 6/14/2011 6:45:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
>flash at vicsmba.com writes:
>Just following this along ... I am in AZ with a 62 factory A/C
>car.  I changed the compressor to Sanden, the drier to Clark's, and
>some hoses and valves from Clark's, converted to RU-134.  Jeff at CA
>Corvairs says it is the coldest A/C he has ever seen on a Corvair (he
>did the restore so he is biased :-) ) But he is also right.  It is
>colder than my more modern cars -- downright ICY even at 100 degrees
>out.  I know a lot of people say the Corvair A/C is not much good,
>but apparently if done right, it can be great.


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