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From: Joe Strickland <jwstrick426@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I believe the rear AC units that were optional in Imperials on into the
> '60s use the same physical evaporator assembly except for the 12VDC
> motors. You should be able to locate one of these and find a local area
> electric motor rebuilder or manufacturer who could make suitable 6VDC
> motors to take their place. It may even be possible to find existing
> new electric motors from some suppliers that would work too. A 53-56
> air intake grill/escutcheon for the rear AC unit would work, although
> the' 53-'54 may be different from a '55-'56. Perhaps someone in the
> club could take some digital photos of an Imperial equipped with the
> rear AC unit from the 53-56 time period so you could see what the air
> int ake ducts look like. It should not be too difficult to fabricate
> refrigerant lines to run from front to rear. I believe that the
> refrigerant lines were always run just outboard of the frame rails using
> brackets screwed to the frame rails. On OEM units the high pressure
> line had a convoluted or corrugated appearance and was made from steel
> that was copper plated on the inside. The return line also was copper
> plated inside and could be insulated using some of the available foam
> plastic or rubber materials available at Home Depot or Lowe's. I
> suggest using that since the only thing that cools the compressor is the
> return freon. If you use copper lines it would be best to do a spiral
> wrap with steel wire to protect the lines from sharp rocks that might be
> thrown up by the tires. Try to find a thermally operated expansion
> valve for the evaporator. That way you will not have to try to design
> some sort of electrically controlled expansion valve. There are some
> vendors who advertise in Hemmings Motor News that still have new
> evaporator valves for cars of that era.
>
> Joe
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- From: Joe Strickland <jwstrick426@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:12:09 +0000
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