installing A/C in a non A/C truck
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installing A/C in a non A/C truck
If you want A/C, that's undoubtedly the cheapest & best way to get it. On fullsize trucks, it's pretty easy to drop the dash & swap out the ventilation system, so I'd expect that one to be similar.
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installing A/C in a non A/C truck
How long it takes depends on you. If you know what you're doing, you have ALL the parts, and it's as easy in your truck as it is in mine, it can be done in a few hours. Otherwise, who knows? Get the Haynes manual &/or look it up here. I'm not familiar enough with the little trucks to know how much stuff you'd have to change or how long it would take.
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Well I,m not a mechanic but I think I know what I'm doing. hanks for the vote of confidence and your help.
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it isn't hard, just takes time.
If you have a donor, just work a litttle at atime. it is worth it.
Just a word of caution about cost of r12 vs. r134a. big difference.
If you have a donor, just work a litttle at atime. it is worth it.
Just a word of caution about cost of r12 vs. r134a. big difference.
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In the old systems, 12 works the best, but they dont make it or sell it anymore. I've found that Freeze 12 by johnsens works really well. I replaced every part of the AC unit on my 91 f150, so i guess this would be like installing it from scratch. It wasnt too much work. The problem with 134a is that it runs at much higher pressures. You can make it work, but i would suggest changing the condensor. The 134a condensor has smaller tubes and there are more of them so the refridgerant is cooled more efficiently. Also one thing you might want to do is make sure that your fan clutch and shroud are good so that you pull the most air through the condensor you can.
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Thats great, but I am starting to have second thoughts about putting the A/C in, I heard that a common problem with 2.9 was blowing head gaskets, now I'm not sure if that was true or not. If you or anyone has some insight on that please let me know. Thanx
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