Bill, since you discussed this with Dave at his mammy's house, I have been intrigued. My AC is still cold but one day it will need to be recharged and I'd like to try your conversion. It seems simple enough but I've never messed with AC per se. > -----Original Message----- > From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:26 AM > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Rich's A/C > > Drove #5939 from Philadelphia to DC on beautiful cloudless July > afternoon with no A/C and no working side windows. Was hotter than > Corningware pot (oh wait, stainless steel DeLorean IS a Corningware > pot). Radio wasn't working either. Most miserable trip of my life. > Even worse than driving a Lincoln home one winter with leaking heater > core (the "Fog", which is really more of a slime). Fixed A/C that same > night in a friend's driveway by flashlight. > > I know you're Mr. Keep It Original, but if compressor still pumps and > orifice tube not stuck, you may want to consider R134 conversion. Have > had excellent results myself, at about 5% of R12 cost. And since > you've got an air compressor now can even do a proper flush (I have to > use A/C compressor itself). > > Had thought Re: fuel consumption, low power, etc -- are you sure > vacuum advance diaphragm doesn't have a hole? All 5 of my Lincolns > came with bad diaphragms. If you've got no vacuum advance, and if > centrifugal advance is stuck, you're going to have TERRIBLE > performance. Should hear all sorts of valve clatter at speed. > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > > Um...ain't got none. :) > > > > It wasnt' too bad once I got moving though. You forget, I was born and > > raised in south Florida and I recently spent 6 months in the United > > Arab Emirates in the heat of summer. > > > > 95 degrees for an hour? > > > > Try 125 for 10 hours. > > > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > > > What is status of your A/C? > > > > > > Bill Robertson > > > #5939 > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1693352/R=0/SIG=11tralmvc/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=6 0178293&partid=3170658> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1693352/rand=586763460> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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