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Originally Posted by Eric1973
My previous message from this morning doesn’t seem to have been published….
Thank you for your replies, I had a look a few days ago at Griffith’s website but didn’t see their help section. Very helpful.
What I thought was the temperature switch is actually the pressure switch, and it seems either to be inoperative or the pressure is too low.
By bypassing the sensor switch, I managed to get the AC working, only for a few minutes as I didn’t want to damage the compressor in case I don’t have enough fluid in the system.
This afternoon, I carried on my searches and came to the conclusion that the AC was not installed when the car was produced ( which after all my discoveries makes sense), which is very strange because it appears in the options codes on the sticker in my warranty booklet ( I know that these could contain mistakes in these times)
I don’t really know what to do, having an AC is obviously a bonus (although it is only used a few days a year in our area) and at the same time, I’d like to keep it as much original as it should be.
What annoys me the most is that in order to install this aftermarket AC they had to cut out the fuel tank support holder for the front condenser and in case I’d decide to get rid of the AC, I’d have to get this fixed. Considering the car is in almost perfect body condition, I’m a bit reluctant to go for what I suppose is quite costly repair.
What do you think is the best?
Eric
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Griffith's helps his customers with simply THE best instructions ever, and those instructions come with the product you purchased. If you can change the oil or spark plugs, you can do the AC work, just follow the instructions step by step.
Determine what you want for your AC system, and email him. He will design a system to do what you need, and give a price for the parts. He includes everything possible. Every screw and zip tie. His products are top quality, and not cheap, but the best parts never are cheap. You will stop on occasion and say, dang, that is clever and wow, that was well thought out.
You can go from just an refresh of the stock system, to full blown 4 condenser, max cool like I did. I drove in 107 degree heat for hours on end, and I was getting hurricane velocity 37 degree air blown all over me, and I was not even the slightest bit warm until I shut off the car and opened the door into 107 degree heat. In Savannah, GA in August, my wife said she was cold, and asked me to turn the temp up. The heat index was 135 that day.
There are endless threads on Pelican about AC. Every possible option is discussed. You can do it all with mix and match parts and invent the wheel and struggle with the project, or spend the money and have Charlie's experience and buy his stuff that just simply works. No guess work.