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- Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: C2 Corvette parts search
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1985
Re: C2 Corvette parts search
Are you going to keep it R-12, or do you intend to convert it to R-134a? if the latter, you'll need to re-calibrate your original POA (STV) valve to the "newer" refrigerant. If your original POA valve is intact and rebuildable, why replace it? Several professional rebuilders with an Intern...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 69214
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
The ATCO fittings at 7.95 mm OD seem about right. The ones that measure as small as 7.6 mm appear to be out of spec to me.
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 69214
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
No chance of any sub-standard, out-of-spec fittings to which Tim alluded earlier? Not trying to give you a hard time, just attempting to get to the bottom of this. To review: For a standard 5/16" (7.9375 mm) ID barrier hose, the fittings should measure—according to my Mitutoyo digital caliper—3...
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:10 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 69214
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
I don't remember anymore whether you made mention earlier in this very long thread, but I believe you can go with either a 5/16" ID (7.9375 mm) reduced barrier or standard barrier hose, each of which, IIRC, takes industry-standard 3/8" (9.525 mm) fittings. The only measurable difference be...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 69214
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
Good deal. If anyone can help with that, Tim can.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: 1969 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7157
Re: 1969 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
Some additional comments about R-1234yf... Last summer, I purchased a new Toyota 4Runner Limited that has the above mentioned refrigerant, my first personally owned vehicle that didn't have either R-12 or R-134a. The best it would cool for me on a hot summer day here in the humid South (~90°F) was i...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:23 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 69214
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
I would worry because it might not seal tightly enough after crimping, which you wouldn't notice until after the system is assembled and charged.
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:56 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Newbie, installing "custom" system
- Replies: 73
- Views: 69214
Re: Newbie, installing "custom" system
The soft copper washers probably would help to ensure a leak-free seal, as would the Nylog Blue. I've never used the copper washers, though.
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:55 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Denso or aftermarket??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2696
Re: Denso or aftermarket??
Mogman...just a friendly reminder that the 'Forum rules' preclude the posting of links to outside businesses. Kindly see Rule Number 8. In addition, we cannot offer any opinions as to whether an outside business is reputable. Therefore, I'll remove earlier links and associated text in your Post 44.
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:16 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: 2014 silverado head scratcher
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1601
Re: 2014 silverado head scratcher
Obviously, condensate is building up in the evaporator case and then overflowing, creating a huge mess. The question is, why? Your vehicle is a 2014 model year, about ten years old and old enough for debris and gunk (decayed leaf litter, for example) to have built up in and around the evaporator. I ...