[DeTomaso] A/C for Phoenix needed

[Julian Kift]

With the Phoenix radiator you have plenty of cooling capacity so a condenser in front of the radiator should not be an issue providing you have physical room. That said there's nothing wrong with a rear one in a functional system. I would thoroughly flush the evaporator with a solvent to remove traces of mineral oil (and any other hoses you plan to reuse) and reuse. Use  the correct orifice size on the expansion valve to match R12 or R134a and always install a new drier when the system is broken into.

The comment on length of time to heat up is confusing, if you run a thermostat in the system it won't open unless the block is up to temperature, so amount of coolant in the system is somewhat irrelevant. Is your temperature sensor in the block or still in the expansion bottle?

Julian
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A/C for Phoenix needed

Ask 10 people, get 15 different answers : )

    On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:27:02 PM PDT, burrid1 at netzero.net <burrid1 at netzero.net> wrote:

   Getting ready for Phoenix and would like to have A/C.  1. Who makes
  best radiator and what fans should be used to keep car below 180 on
  hottest days?  2. Should A/C condensed be located in front or rear of
  car? If in front, before or behind radiator? 3. Should evaporator be
  replaced with new and where to purchase? 4. New compressor required and
  can R12 be used or should I purchase R134? Engine standard 351
  Cleveland. No hood vents on car and do not want to add. Presently
  running Hall's Phoenix radiator in laydown position with dual Spals but
  no shroud. Takes a long time to heat up because of the amount of water
  in the system but it does on 100 plus days in hour plus traffic. I plan
  to use R134 in new system. Anything I've missed?
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   With the Phoenix radiator you have plenty of cooling capacity so a
   condenser in front of the radiator should not be an issue providing you
   have physical room. That said there's nothing wrong with a rear one in
   a functional system. I would thoroughly flush the evaporator with a
   solvent to remove traces of mineral oil (and any other hoses you plan
   to reuse) and reuse. Use  the correct orifice size on the expansion
   valve to match R12 or R134a and always install a new drier when the
   system is broken into.

   The comment on length of time to heat up is confusing, if you run a
   thermostat in the system it won't open unless the block is up to
   temperature, so amount of coolant in the system is somewhat irrelevant.
   Is your temperature sensor in the block or still in the expansion
   bottle?

   Julian
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:31 AM
   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>; burrid1 at netzero.net
   <burrid1 at netzero.net>
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A/C for Phoenix needed

   Ask 10 people, get 15 different answers : )
       On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:27:02 PM PDT, burrid1 at netzero.net
   <burrid1 at netzero.net> wrote:

      Getting ready for Phoenix and would like to have A/C.  1. Who makes
     best radiator and what fans should be used to keep car below 180 on
     hottest days?  2. Should A/C condensed be located in front or rear of
     car? If in front, before or behind radiator? 3. Should evaporator be
     replaced with new and where to purchase? 4. New compressor required
   and
     can R12 be used or should I purchase R134? Engine standard 351
     Cleveland. No hood vents on car and do not want to add. Presently
     running Hall's Phoenix radiator in laydown position with dual Spals
   but
     no shroud. Takes a long time to heat up because of the amount of
   water
     in the system but it does on 100 plus days in hour plus traffic. I
   plan
     to use R134 in new system. Anything I've missed?
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