Adding A/C from donor van
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Adding A/C from donor van
I am considering adding a/c from a junkyard van, I have not been able to check the donor out yet as the pick n pull yard is about 40 mins away, I am going to go check it out tomorrow as I need some other parts too. I did notice a bare plug near were the A/C would be (hoping that the wiring is there for it) . Has anyone does this before? Is there any other plugs I should look for on my van before attempting this?
what freon came in this year R12 or 134a?
93 E350 5.8L
what freon came in this year R12 or 134a?
93 E350 5.8L
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Is your van a/c? Or are you putting a/c on it?
I need to get my a/c working. I also thought about putting a rooftop a/c unit near the back for extra cooling, South Carolina gets HOT.
I need to get my a/c working. I also thought about putting a rooftop a/c unit near the back for extra cooling, South Carolina gets HOT.
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There is no A/C on the van, I would of swapped the whole system into it. I went and checked out a donor van and I need to check to see if there is the wiring for it in my van. If there is not, then I am going to skip the project unless it can be hard wired in some how.
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You should look into an add-on air system also. I did an add-on on my 89 van and all the electrical system was there. If you use a used unit from a donor unit you will be forever running back for another part. I did a factory changeover for a customer that wouldn't accept a hang on unit. We had the whole donor vehicle brought to the shop so I would have everything I needed. On the Ford pickup I did this on the hole in the firewall had to be partially closed off and recut to the right size and shape. An add-on system will bolt right in with minimal modifications if any. Nowadays you can't tell the difference between factory and add-on.
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Originally Posted by rclarke
You should look into an add-on air system also. I did an add-on on my 89 van and all the electrical system was there. If you use a used unit from a donor unit you will be forever running back for another part. I did a factory changeover for a customer that wouldn't accept a hang on unit. We had the whole donor vehicle brought to the shop so I would have everything I needed. On the Ford pickup I did this on the hole in the firewall had to be partially closed off and recut to the right size and shape. An add-on system will bolt right in with minimal modifications if any. Nowadays you can't tell the difference between factory and add-on.
I looked around on google and could not find much info about them
TIA -Dave
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I know ive seen them on more sites but i found this one jsut search for conversion van parts
http://www.discountvantruck.com/rvva...rearac-12V.htm
http://www.discountvantruck.com/rvva...rearac-12V.htm
