<VV> A/C

[airvair]

The upside of using the '66-7 condenser is, as you say, the engine
accessability. The downside is that the engine compartment MUST be
sealed, or you'll burn up the condenser core. It requires a different
servicing technique, and it's why the factory added a mercury switch on
the compresser clutch ground wire.

To install one on a '65, you'll need to move the regulator, as it sits
at an angle that interfers with the core location. Other than that and
what Joe mentioned, it works well. It might have just a little less
cooling than the '65 core, but since the Corvair has such a strong a/c
system, you'll probably not notice.

-Mark

"N. Joseph Potts" wrote:
> 
> I have no experience of the 1965 condenser, but in order to install a
> 1966-style condenser, you will have to evacuate and recharge the refrigerant
> circuit of your system. This requires a lot of specialized skills and
> equipment. If my system, with 65-style consender, were working, I think I
> would NOT intervene until it became necessary for other reasons (e.g.,
> compressor failure) to evacuate and recharge the system.
>      That said, the 66 condenser works as well as the 65, but otherwise
> neither better nor worse so far as I've heard. It provides a huge advantage
> in terms of access to the engine for service/inspection. If I were you, I
> think I WOULD acquire a 1966 condenser for installation when it is necessary
> for other reasons to open the refrigeration circuit. I think at such time,
> I'd also seriously consider replacing the compressor with a Sanden-type
> compressor (requires different mounting bracket). That change to the
> 66-style condenser, however, should be VERY rewarding on a go-forward basis.
> 
> Joe Potts
> Miami, Florida USA
> 1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Stephen Upham
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:03 AM
> To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> A/C
> 
> I have a '65 Monza with factory A/C which has the overhanging
> condenser.  I'm in the process of rebuilding the engine.  What are the
> advantages/disadvantages of changing to the '66 style condenser.  Does
> it cool as well as or better than the '65 and does it keep the engine
> cooler because it does not cover the engine?  Would it be expensive and
> could a non-mechanic, such as myself, handle it.  This is a nice car,
> but I'm not looking to keep in stock in every way just so I can say
> it's stock if it makes sense to change something, ie dual master
> cylinder and nicer, safer, and more comfortable seats, ect.
> 
> Stephen Upham
> Dallas, Texas
> 
> Mid prod. #187508 -1965 Monza sedan 110, Sierra Tan - Saddle, PG, A/C,
> original AM/FM, clock, tint, oil bath air filter, w/ 77K
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