<VV> A/C Adventures Continue

[shortle]

Frank, I don't think there is anything wrong with Bills car. I read it as he ran the hoses over the weatherstrip and then just lowered the hood onto them. He did not close/latch the hood. I suspect by doing this he'll be OK so long as he does not allow high side pressure into his small can of refrigerant. Of course if someone REALLY wants their A/C to operate properly, they should make sure all the fins are clean and clear (not bent) on the condensor and evaporator, (probably) replace the receiver drier, make sure the hoses and connections are tight (no leaks), make sure there are no restrictions on the internal flow, and finally use the proper refrigerant (in our case that is R12) and the proper amount of charge. All this after putting the system into a good long vacuum of about an hour on a dry day. Doing all this and using a good compressor will pretty much guaranty the best cooling available from this system which is a pretty good system. Especially based on the size of our cars interiors.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301 


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>From: "corvairduval at cox.net" <corvairduval at cox.net>
>Sent: May 23, 2012 2:24 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> A/C Adventures Continue
>
>Bill, something is wrong with your car. You should NOT be able to run hoses
>across the weatherstrip and close the lid. If your lid is that loose
>fitting, you are loosing a lot of air that should be flowing through the
>condenser.
>
>The fit of the engine lid should be done with a dollar bill, as stated in
>an earlier post. Adjust the latch, bend the lid, pull up weatherstrip, so
>that for the full 360 degree opening of the lid a dollar bill has drag when
>pulling it out of the opening.
>
>There are also weatherstrips from the condenser to the firewall. Also note,
>the Clark's weatherstrips they sell for the condenser were 2" short the
>last time I ordered them. Luckily the old ones were just fine to reuse. I
>DID need to remove the condenser to clean the intake side of the fins of
>leaves, etc. I highly suggest you do the same.
>
>I've never needed any extra fans so far, just running the stock system. Of
>course my engine lid seals and the condenser has been cleaned of debris!
>
>If you don't bother to seal the engine compartment, then yes, you will need
>the band-aid of extra fans....
>
>Frank DuVal
>
>66 AC sedan w/R12
>
>Original Message:
>-----------------
>From: Bill H. gojoe283 at yahoo.com
>Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:34:48 -0700 (PDT)
>To: shortle556 at earthlink.net, virtualvairs at corvair.org, lonzovair at aol.com
>Subject: Re: <VV> A/C Adventures Continue
>
>
>                                                                       B"H
>
>Guys, actually I am able to run the hose under the engine lid.  There's
>enough give from the rubber seal and the charging hose is skinny enough
>that the lid latches with the hose under it, and there doesn't appear to be
>any problems with either the hose getting kinked or the seal getting dented.
>
>Since it's a 66, it has the smaller condenser in front of the firewall.  I
>plan to add the condenser fans, along with a relay to take the load off the
>main wiring to the compressor.
>Best regards...Bill
>
>
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