[Chrysler300] WARNING---Asbestos in A/C units.

["Gary Nelson" <gnelson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All

A quick note to Sean then about ASBESTOS WARNING.

Sean, your oil solenoid valve can be rebuilt. I have done some and not to
difficult. I have photos of rebuild process if you want. Just contact me
direct.

ASBESTOS WARNING: I am restoring a 57 Imperial convert and in the process I
will install factory A/C. I need to compare the housing that is part of the
fire wall with an A/C car. I bought a second 300C last year. It is a factory
air car. Fortunately restoration had been started when I got the car. The
motor was out and the fiber glass housing had been removed and in the trunk.
(I am getting to the point). It was easy to stand in the in the engine bay
so I started to remove the plenum that holds the heat and evaporator coils.
I removed the the four corner screws and started to pull it off the fire
wall. It was springy and moved out some and go back. After a few more pulls
I realized the fresh air grill on the cowl was removed and I could look
inside to see what was holding it in. I saw that some type of insulation was
packed around the ends of the evaporator coils that loop back and forth.
When I pulled out the first chunk I realized it was asbestos. Light gray
fibrous material. I got a breathing mask and gloves on and proceeded to
remove what seems to be pound as it filled a large zip bag. Needless to say
this is a very dangerous situation.   The fresh air intake constantly swirls
around the asbestos and into the cars interior. The person that drove this
car may have suffered lung disease.
There is more to this story. I have several of the A/C units that are out of
the cars. I remembered I had one that the tubes on the ends where packed
solid with a putty like you find in several places the factory used to seal
areas on these cars. Then I had one with no insulation.
Then I have one that has asbestos sheets are bonded to the flat surfaces of
the sheet metal plenum box. Again the fresh air would circulate right over
the asbestos and into the car.
Needles to say anyone with an A/C car should remove the fresh air grill and
look inside. It is then easy to see the sides of the plenum and sheet metal
surfaces. The factory varied as usual when the A/C was installed. I have no
idea how many years could be effected. Again this car is a 57 300C built
February 27, 1957.
I hope I have not overdone my wordy explanation.

Thank you,
Gary, the parts doc
Reno, Nevada 89521 USA
The Biggest Little City In The World
Mail: garythepartsdoc@xxxxxxxxxxxx




  -----Original Message-----
  From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Marianne
  Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 12:01 AM
  To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Cc: Sean Morgan
  Subject: [Chrysler300] 300 D AC finshing touches!......& Fuel Pump
issues!!


  Hello out there in 300 land!

  Had the D completed for an important Chrysler event down under last
  weekend! All was well, fully detailed, with 150 miles on the clock and
  not an issue, Then.......Failed fuel pump and unfortunately then the
  eccentric, on the way to the event!!

  I sourced the pump from Kanters, after providing details & year of the
  car, and they furnished what I believed to be an original style & fit
  pump with the '58 fuel bowl underside. It went in easy, probably on the
  low side of the eccentric in retrospect, but pumped like a champion
  without any noise or issue for at least 150 miles. I figured it was
  perfect! The horrible reality was that I think it was bottoming out in
  the block pump arm cavity slightly, but this was loading up the
  eccentric on the high side, until ultimately the pump arm had a radius
  1/8" deep worn into it, and a similar groove in the eccentric, until the
  eccentric failed and cut loose inside!

  The wear was very uniform, and the pump was engaging the eccentric
  squarely, even a professional mechanic didn't question its
  function........until now!!

  Rather tragic when you have a fully restored car stranded in the middle
  of no mans land! I am sure many can relate to this however.

  Has any body had any similar experiences with Kanter sourced pumps? Any
  ideas on the correct and best original style pump to obtain?

  I would hope this might act as a warning to other unsuspecting victims
  of these pumps, which look the part, but aren't!

  Also, would any body have source or ideas for rebuilt AC heater taps,
  along for the oil control solenoid that controls the damper? Both mine
  are leaking respectively.

  I am also chasing the little fill in piece in the middle of the lower
  inside window garnish, the matt black one on top of the dash for a '58.
  kind of where the '57 mirror mount goes.

  Regards

  Sean in OZ

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