My 76 mav has the origional A/C which is heavy and old. Should any of the existing be used besides the core in the heater box to build an efficient/economical A/C? Suggestions? I drive this gem every day, but the hot weather is hard on my girl.
Replacement A/C I have not put the factory A/C back on mine yet. Vintage Air, a company I believe based in FL carries replacement systems that are more affordable than original equipment. I rebuilt my heater box and added a new expansion valve that is blocked off for now. I priced a complete system replacement including condensor, receiver/dryer and the compressor at $450-$500. That is converting to R134. A good thing about their aftermarket compressors is that they take less to hp to operate. The guy that I talked with says that these systems with the new compressors and 134 coolant, will freeze the family jewels off. I will probably order mine over the winter. They advertise in Mustangs and Fords magazine and you can find their contact on the web. Seth
a/c upgrade?? I'm in Texas where it is 100 most of the summer. My son's comet's a/c is not real cold right now and I spoke w/a mechanic about it. The compressor is fine, just low on freon. Orig. system w/R-12. He told me that a product called freeze-12 will work great. Found some on e-bay, haven't looked at auto parts houses yet. Has anyone tried this stuff ? Does it work? Would ithelp Harold? Thanx
