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Paul,
I must have missed your original post. The expansion valve and the receiver
dryer were replaced. I have a feeling that the evaporator at the dash is
half plugged up. Is that a possibility? I am not an A/C man.
Thanks,
Lupe,
64 Crown coupe
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 4:53 PM
Subject: Fwd: IML: AC on any old
Imperial
Okay Lupe, this was posted the same day.
Paul W. -----Original Message----- From:
RandalPark To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSent:
Sat, 20 May 2006 18:01:40 -0400 Subject: Re: IML: AC on any old
Imperial
It should do much better than that. Who are all the A/C technicians that
you wrote about? If they are all in the same shop you should take it
someplace else. A good A/C shop would figure out what is wrong and correct the
problem. There are many other parts that might need to be replaced, such as
the expansion valve, condensor, or the receiver dryer. If the system is fully
charged and everything else is working as it should, the expansion valve can
keep it from making cold air in the passenger's compartment. If the lines are
cold up to it, and not after it, that could be your problem. There are more
sophisticated tests, but that would at least give you a clue.
Paul W. -----Original Message----- From: Lupe
Rodriguez <lupee@xxxxxxx> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent:
Sat, 20 May 2006 13:43:30 -0700 Subject: Re: IML: AC on any old
Imperial
I have a 64 Imperial and had a new compressor
installed. (the old one froze up from lack of oil.) Why is it that all the A/C
technicians can only get it to put out 50 degrees at the vents?
Lupe,
54 Crown Coupe
60 Thunderbird, no AC
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 8:39
AM
Subject: Re: IML: AC on any old
Imperial
LOL I knew this was going to be fun when i first saw the post. so here
is my back yard wrench turner take. I have two 75 LeBarons a 4
door and a coupe. the 4door I change to 134 used rings and a new dryer and
one hose, it puts out 38 deg at the vents. the Coupe is still R12 and I had
it checked and serviced by Chrysler. It put out 36 deg at the vent. Now I
live in coastal NC, It don't get much more humid and HOT that here. I can
tell no difference in the two cars cooling, both will freeezzze you
out.
--
Alan Jordan
90 IMP
75 LeBaron X 2
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Original message from Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>:
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randalpark@xxxxxxx wrote:
Converting to R-134A or sticking with R-12 is a choice that one has
to make. Here in Seattle, R-12 is about $200.00 per pound and MUST
be installed by a professional. R-134A runs about $12.00 per pound, and
can be installed at home, with the right tools and by following
the directions. I agree with Paul. I
converted my '71 Imperial to R-134 in 1999. I still get between 36
and 40 degrees of cool air out of the dash vents, which is as good as you
can ask for, especially here in the hot, humid South.
There's a
sloooooow leak in the system on this car, so I usually have to add 1 or 2
cans of R-134 per year. I buy it for about $2.50 a can at Sam's, so
a $5 per year "maintenance fee" to have cold A/C is absolutely worth it to
me. :o)
The conversion, by the way, consisted of a $35 kit I
got at K-Mart. I vacuumed the system to remove any residual R-12 and
moisture. I then installed the two v alve adapters, the oil charge
that came with the kit, and then a full charge of R-134.
And I got
COLD A/C for not much money.
The car still has the original
compressor and all of the original hoses. I'm going into year 7 of
R-134, and my total cost for the conversion is less than $100, including
any R-134 I've added over the years.
So far, so good.
LOL!
Elijah
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