Odd A/C Condenser Damage
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Odd A/C Condenser Damage
Greetings, everyone-
Just got done changing my oil, and noticed that my A/C condenser coil (in front of the radiator, behind the tranny cooler) looks as though it has been pelted with gravel, even though I know that it hasn't! There isn't a chip anywhere on the front of my 2005 FX4 Scab, and the pattern of damage on the coil follows where the cutouts are in the grille (nostril-style). I can't figure it out; the only thing that could've made it through the grille would've been bugs...certainly Ford has made this aluminum sturdy enough not to be bent by bugs...haven't they?
Anybody else noticed this? It really looks like I was following along behind a gravel truck that was losing its load.
Thanks, you all have been very helpful in my previous posts.
Telly
Just got done changing my oil, and noticed that my A/C condenser coil (in front of the radiator, behind the tranny cooler) looks as though it has been pelted with gravel, even though I know that it hasn't! There isn't a chip anywhere on the front of my 2005 FX4 Scab, and the pattern of damage on the coil follows where the cutouts are in the grille (nostril-style). I can't figure it out; the only thing that could've made it through the grille would've been bugs...certainly Ford has made this aluminum sturdy enough not to be bent by bugs...haven't they?
Anybody else noticed this? It really looks like I was following along behind a gravel truck that was losing its load.
Thanks, you all have been very helpful in my previous posts.
Telly
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From: Fuquay Varina,NC
Actually the fins are very fragile. It could have been anything, sleet, bugs, gravel, just about anything at the right angle and speed will beat that stuff up.
You should try to straighten the blades as best you can though, they are worthless as a cooling device if they are touching. You can use a blunt butter knife or check your local home parts store in the HVAC section for a condenser comb.
You should try to straighten the blades as best you can though, they are worthless as a cooling device if they are touching. You can use a blunt butter knife or check your local home parts store in the HVAC section for a condenser comb.
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After spending time with a fin comb to fix the ones on our 06,I went to the hardware store and got some fiberglass window screen,Cut it to fit tucked it in real nice and now everything hits the screen before it can bend the fins over.
This new truck has the cheapest condenser i have ever seen,and i'm pushing 60 myself.
Russ
This new truck has the cheapest condenser i have ever seen,and i'm pushing 60 myself.
Russ
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