Does anyone have the specifications for the pressures on the high and low
side of the air conditioning on a 69 E-type? I took mine in Firday for a top
off of the freon and the shop was unable to add freon because the compressor
tended to try to lock up when additional freon was introduced to the system.
They thought it might be bad valves in the compressor (either that or they
didn’t know what they were doing).
Also, has anyone converted to a modern rotary type compressor? If so what
did you use and how did you adapt the new comptessor to the old bracket?
As always, any and all help gratefully appreciated.
John, this sounds suspicious to me…
if you introduce the freon can inthe wrong direction, the gas comes out as a
liquid and will bust the compressor. If you introduce it on the low pressure side
as a gas, it will go in correctly. I think he may have been putting the freon in
the intake side instead of exhaust side.
There is an excellent article on A/C restoration on the net. A combination of a
writeup I did, and one that someone else did. Unfortunately, I changed computers
and lost the bookmark. Betcha George has it…
LLoyd
J1J2WALKER@aol.com wrote:> Does anyone have the specifications for the pressures on the high and low
side of the air conditioning on a 69 E-type? I took mine in Firday for a top
off of the freon and the shop was unable to add freon because the compressor
tended to try to lock up when additional freon was introduced to the system.
They thought it might be bad valves in the compressor … delete
In a message dated 5/16/99 9:59:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, J1J2WALKER@aol.com writes:
Also, has anyone converted to a modern rotary type compressor? If so what
did you use and how did you adapt the new comptessor to the old bracket?
As always, any and all help gratefully appreciated.
Regards, John Walker
69 2+2
Hi John,
I installed a Sanden Radial compressor with no mounting problems whatsoever.
If you didn’t hear the unit click on, you wouldn’t even know it was there.
You can visit Sanden’s website at: www.sanden.com. If you have any
questions, let me know.
Keith Headley
Lloyd wrote: “John, this sounds suspicious to me… if you
introduce the freon can inthe wrong direction, the gas comes out as a liquid
and will bust the compressor. If you introduce it on the low pressure side
as a gas, it will go in correctly. I think he may have been putting the
freon in the intake side instead of exhaust side. There is an excellent
article on A/C restoration on the net. A combination of a writeup I did, and
one that someone else did. Unfortunately, I changed computers and lost the
bookmark. Betcha George has it…”++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Lloyd: Thanks, I suspect you are right. My regular shop, that does
know what they are doing, was stacked up so I went to a second choice. I
have read your article and agree it has many useful tips. I remember it can
be accessed through the main XKE lovers page but I cannot remember the exact
address.
Keith wrote: "Hi John, I installed a Sanden Radial compressor with
no mounting problems whatsoever. If you didn’t hear the unit click on, you
wouldn’t even know it was there. You can visit Sanden’s website at: www.sanden.com. If you have anyquestions, let me know.+++++++++++++++++++++
Thanks Keith. The Sanden is a direct bolt up replacement? Thats
almost too good to be true. :o)