1963 Avanti Air Conditioning

[bezhawk]

If you are not doing a judged restoration, the best thing you can do is ditch the York for a sanden compressor. Lighter, More efficient, and Better looking, and less of a drag on the engine. (less HP to run)

[Hawklover]

Brad, I would agree if one were converting to 134A....but if one is sticking with R-12, why bother??...bracket changes, hoses etc....

If you are not doing a judged restoration, the best thing you can do is ditch the York for a sanden compressor. Lighter, More efficient, and Better looking, and less of a drag on the engine. (less HP to run)

[Hawklover]

Last information had him living at 5342 Harris Circle Dunwoody, Georgia, owns '64 Avanti R-5522

If anybody has pictures of Ed's upgrade, I'd sure like to see.

Ken

[jnormanh]

The compressor on my car is 25 plus years old, oil is leaking out in great amounts...so ordered a new York from 4-seasons....I am keeping the system R12, but swallowed a bit hard when given the price......a bit over $400.00, let me tell you the brackets as engineered by Studebaker for the Avanti are well just say I can't use the words I would like to....and that belt tension-er....what kind of engineering is that POS???

Your money, your choice.

But for $400 you could buy a new Sanden/Sanyo which will come with a new clutch, then add all new hoses, belts, R134a refrigerant, new dryer, and you'd have a completely new system under the hood. It would use a bit less HP and will cool at least as well as the York. Total less than $400.

Then sell your supply of R12, and use the money to take your significant other out to dinner.

[Hawklover]

All you say are good salient points! But......I do not want to go through the PC BS of selling(on E-Bay) all of the R12 I have, the hassle of shipping etc.Additionally I already installed a re-built receiver/dryer and a new discharge hose. The car is utilized about three months out of the year during the summer,the other nine she sits covered up in the garage. Candidly I just want to keep the car as it was built to a point. As to your point of replacing all the hoses, I just do not want to go through the hassle of taking them out and bringing to a place like Moreland Hose here in New York to make up a complete new set.....each hose will be about $100.00. Then I would have to purchase new brackets....and who knows what else. As I previously said, you make good legitimate points, I'll let the next owner tend to that....which may be soon as I have had the car since 1966:-)

Your money, your choice.

But for $400 you could buy a new Sanden/Sanyo which will come with a new clutch, then add all new hoses, belts, R134a refrigerant, new dryer, and you'd have a completely new system under the hood. It would use a bit less HP and will cool at least as well as the York. Total less than $400.

Then sell your supply of R12, and use the money to take your significant other out to dinner.

[bensherb]

My new Sanden compressor, condensor, drier and all the hoses came to less than $200. I made the bracket to adapt the Sanden to the york mount but they can be had for about $50. You can get a Sanden compressor for R12 too. I think they're even cheaper too because nobody wants them.

[Hawklover]

A new Studebaker condenser for the Avanti is about $1000.00 alone, I applaud your ability to make brackets etc....just too much forme at this time:-(

My new Sanden compressor, condenser, drier and all the hoses came to less then $200. I made the bracket to adapt the Sanden to the york mount but they can be had for about $50. You can get a Sanden compressor for R12 too. I think they're even cheaper too because nobody wants them.

[jnormanh]

A new Studebaker condenser for the Avanti is about $1000.00 alone, I applaud your ability to make brackets etc....just too much forme at this time:-(

New condenser? Naw. The condenser doesn't care whether it's on R-134a or R12. I've switched back and forth using the same condenser, evaporator and compressor, changing only the oil.

[bensherb]

New condenser? Naw. The condenser doesn't care whether it's on R-134a or R12. I've switched back and forth using the same condenser, evaporator and compressor, changing only the oil.

Very true. I changed it because I was changing to a different style fitting and it was just easier. $1000 for a condenser? That's crazy! I guess that's the cost of keeping everything stock. I think the largest generic one that could possibly be made to fit the Hawk was about $60. The one I opted for is larger than the one I replaced but easily fit and was around $40.