Re: [Chrysler300] 1960 300 F Coupe - a/c upgrade

[Nancy Kramer <nekramer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have a '60 Imperial parts car with air I think, and a '60 NYer but do 
not remember if it has air.

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At 07:36 PM 4/4/2004, John Hertog wrote:
>Hi Tom, (and Ulf Larsson, too)
>
>Please be aware of following :
>
>1/ 1960, 1961 and 1962 Chryslers (300, Newport, NewYorker and Saratoga) all
>used the SAME a/c system, from the firewall back.  That includes the
>evaporator box mounted to firewall in engine compartment. Therefore, if you
>find a '61 or '62 a/c donor car, you can at least get all that stuff out of
>it, namely: evaporator; complete dashboard with louvers, all ducts, a/c
>controls, and the mixing box mounted to firewall INSIDE the car.
>
>2/ For a 1960 300F, you will also need to find the rest of the stuff (from
>evaporator forward) out of a a/c 1960 Chrysler , or out a 1960 Imperial .
>Only those specific two have the correct components, with the early-style
>big-clutch compressor, and with the receiver-dryer mounted on the PASSENGER
>side of the radiator support. Yes, the '60 Imperial has the exact same stuff
>as the '60 Chrysler.
>
>Considering how hard it currently is to find ANY 1960 Chrysler with a/c in a
>salvage yard, and with the a/c setup all intact, I'd say that your only
>option (unless you get real lucky) is to do it as described above - get the
>evaporator and everything in back of it from a '61 or '62 , and then get
>everything in front of the evaporator from a 1960 Imperial.
>
>If you look at a '61 engine compartment (such as
>http://www.crossrams.com/golden/pix/cwdata/engcptleft.html )  you will see
>the difference between that, with receiver-dryer mounted on driver's side
>and small-clutch type RV2 compressor )  and the '60 engine compartment (such
>as: http://www.crossrams.com/albu/enginecpt/cwdata/107.html ) with
>receiver-dryer on passenger side, and  large clutch on early RV2 a/c
>compressor.
>
>A good source for the Imperial stuff would be Lowell Howe in CA - he's
>listed in Bob  Merritt's "sources" page, accessible from the Club's web
>site.
>
>Tom, you will also need to get the following:
>1/ a/c radiator 1903358
>2/ right angle thermostat housing
>3/ fan shroud for radiator
>4/ clutch-type fan if not already equipped
>5/ a set of a/c pulley and brackets (crankshaft, water pump, idler pulleys
>are all different on a/c cars)
>6/ double-pulley for your generator, or, even better, a correct a/c
>generator
>7/ a/c wiring harness (Greg Leggatt can supply a new one) and a/c resistor.
>8/ complete set of a/c belts
>
>I hope this helps,
>
>John Hertog
>Sag Harbor NY
>
>
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