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Originally Posted by Tommy Z
Glenn, Man I wish I was getting your results with my Griffith's system. Down here in SW Florida once the car gets even a decent heat soak the air coming out of the vents in my 79' SC doesn't get below 58 degrees. Did you replace your two factory condensers or are they still original?
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I drove to Key West back in 2019.
This is far south as I can get.
We stopped in Key Largo for a seafood meal and my car sat in the sun for 90 minutes. Within two miles we were comfortable, and in 30 minutes I crank it back to keep from getting cold. When we stopped to look at the sights our sunglasses fogged up like a can of cold beer.
My system is now all Griffith's parts.
Everything has been replaced except the front and rear condensers.
I added the two fender condensers, and every other component, and I have his hurricane blower, and temp controller. It was expensive, but top quality always is. The four condensers total, in the real cure for the AC system. And pulling a solid vacuum vital. I am anal and prefer total overkill, so I pull a two hour vacuum, pressurize with dry nitrogen, then do that again. When pressurized with nitrogen I check for leaks. Then I pull a 3 hour long vacuum, and let that sit overnight. In the morning I make sure it is still holding a solid vacuum, and run the pump for 30 minutes, and then I finally charge.
On my trip back from Florida I was in Arkansas in the afternoon, mid July, 100+ degrees outside driving due west right into the afternoon sun. The suns rays were shining on my chest. I had cold air blowing on me and at one point I turned the temp UP because I was getting cold.
On a 85 to 90 degree day the return to the compressor will get frosty!