Automotive Air Conditioning Information Forum

Tim, Thanks for sharing.
Your A/C dna was by birth into your Dad's AC design and manufacturing business.
My AC dna was via transfusion at age 18, from Orville and brother John E Mitchell at MARK IV, (where Sanden compressor was patented). Orv and John trusted me and mentored me on life w/Jesus and ...

Wow Tim, You are still going strong even though you got it made in AC bidness.
Fishing and Deer are great.
Palestine Texas, Phoenix, ( and the whole world) is roasting.

Keihin makes some models under license from Sanden who's seal instructions and tools are widely available.
The most critical step is proper use of the correct shaft protector sleeve to prevent cutting the double lip seals on the sharp step on the shaft,
Installation w/o the correct shaft protector ...

Warning: don't ask me the time unless you want to know how to make a watch.
Scroll compressors FYI:
The moving/orbiting scroll is anodized aluminum and the fixed scroll is softer and not anodized so that it can wear in to conform to the hardened moving scroll. This process during early operation ...

T Bird say it truly. Lots of great advice around here.
Stationary testing is inferior to road speed evaluation with ram air. You can route the gage hoses inside the cabin and get better data. Maybe the hot radiator outlet air is recirculating while stationary and gets worse as the radiator temp ...

OK, the system was clean before SD7H15 installed. Extra 2.2 oz oil is OK. Oil can be removed by idling engine 5 min. so that oil collects in crankcase. Then remove and drain compressor.
The H20 Vanagon AM AC had an optional (& desirable) auxiliary rear AC with a solenoid valve in the rear liquid ...

Vanagon aftermarket AC used Diesel Kiki with more oil than Sanden. Need to remove that oil or decrease oil in Sanden crankcase.
Too much oil decreases heat transfer inside heat exchangers and lowers refrigerant mass flow.
Sanden compressor is sold with enough oil in the crankcase for your ...

Opal GT- It's like bolting a joint and then welding for redundant fail safe. Saw adhesives in roof area and maybe seam filler that looked like adhesive?
I used to shrink fit outer clutch sleeve and then tack weld for fail safe.
MG w/ Alum Skylark V8- exhaust solution can be to route exhaust forward ...

The heavy 6 cu in de stroked A6 was a hoot in the OPAL GT. I saw body assembly in France at Chausson w/heavy use of adhesives between panels.
Sanden SD7B10 with Samari/Tracker compact evap was acceptable but maybe too much for your application.
Sanden compressors can be reduced in capacity by using ...

bohica2xo
Death valley high temp record is 134 F.
As I was Leaving Death Valley via Baker Grade at 123 ambient the Suburban was cycling on the high pressure switch at a little over 400 psig.
glad I wasn't a cc rider.
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