York or this compressor?
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York or this compressor?
Anyone familiar with these a/c comp.? Pros and cons vs the York? Wonder if its difficult to get the brackets?
Vintage Air 04808-VUA - Vintage Air Sanden Air Conditioning Compressors - Application - SummitRacing.com
Vintage Air 04808-VUA - Vintage Air Sanden Air Conditioning Compressors - Application - SummitRacing.com
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The York compressor will not get the job done when used with the less efficient R-134a. It works OK in cooler climates.....but not around here.
The Sanden compressor will offer better performance when used with R-134a. There is a neat little conversion bracket available. You keep your original bracket, then the adapter bolts to it. York to Sanden Conversion Bracket: eBay Motors (item 200286377104 end time Jul-02-10 08:31:19 PDT)
If you decide to go with the Sanden, there are other places with prices better than Summit. Just search for Sanden 508.
Another alternative would be to use the York and substitute propane for the R-12......if you wanna keep the original look.
The Sanden compressor will offer better performance when used with R-134a. There is a neat little conversion bracket available. You keep your original bracket, then the adapter bolts to it. York to Sanden Conversion Bracket: eBay Motors (item 200286377104 end time Jul-02-10 08:31:19 PDT)
If you decide to go with the Sanden, there are other places with prices better than Summit. Just search for Sanden 508.
Another alternative would be to use the York and substitute propane for the R-12......if you wanna keep the original look.
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Wow, propane? Thats easy enough to get, Ive never heard that. How do you charge it? What I remember about the old York is, you could feel the drag on the motor and watch the gas needle move whenever it was switched on lol. Also seemed to last forever though. Thanks
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The Yorks make good under-hood air compressors, but you're right, they do put a load on the engine and affect mileage. The rotaries (i.e. Sanden) don't do that as much. Never heard of using propane either - seems to me that would be a bit dangerous...
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This bracket has to where you can rotate the compressor to put tension on the belt, I don't know how the other one listed works unless you some how use the factory tension pulley. My york does ok in my truck, the other day it was 95 and my air out the vents was 48 with R134, but when the york goes I'm gonna go with the 508 or 709 sanden.
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