[DeTomaso] Exploding air conditioning system - Fake News or an accident waiting to happen?

[Rob DuMoulin]

Yes. It is true. My car was a Utah car that did not have an AC when I
relocated her to Florida. Years or restoration later with a new Wilkenson
system and she blew cold.........until a nice speed run on the interstate
that transitioned to a traffic light at the exit. Windows up and cabin
filled with white freon gas. I rolled windows down quickly and got several
people offering to get me out of what they thought was a burning car. Yeah,
it happens.

On Sun, Jun 19, 2022, 9:06 AM <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:

>    Hi all
>
>
>    In the 20+ years that I've had my Pantera, the air conditioning has
>    only worked for a few sporadic months. It works fine when charged, but
>    we can't find the source of the leak, despite having changed nearly
>    everything that could be changed. So the system was charged again a few
>    weeks ago preparing for my trip to Le Mans Classic, and this guy did
>    find a crimp that looked suspicious, so we'll see how long I have cool
>    air.
>
>
>    Anyway, I seem to remember that we all know that at higher speeds
>    (85mph+) there is a low pressure area behind the AC condenser, which is
>    why some people move them up front. I also seem to remember something
>    about the system pressure getting too high because of inadequate
>    cooling, and this high pressure causing the system to explode. Is this
>    correct? Is there a risk from leaving the AC on full speed, non-stop
>    for hours on end of high speed highway cruising with the stock
>    condenser set-up?
>
>
>    Thank you!
>
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   Yes. It is true. My car was a Utah car that did not have an AC when I
   relocated her to Florida. Years or restoration later with a new
   Wilkenson system and she blew cold.........until a nice speed run on
   the interstate that transitioned to a traffic light at the exit.
   Windows up and cabin filled with white freon gas. I rolled windows down
   quickly and got several people offering to get me out of what they
   thought was a burning car. Yeah, it happens.

   On Sun, Jun 19, 2022, 9:06 AM <[1]charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:

     A  A Hi all
     A  A In the 20+ years that I've had my Pantera, the air conditioning
     has
     A  A only worked for a few sporadic months. It works fine when
     charged, but
     A  A we can't find the source of the leak, despite having changed
     nearly
     A  A everything that could be changed. So the system was charged
     again a few
     A  A weeks ago preparing for my trip to Le Mans Classic, and this
     guy did
     A  A find a crimp that looked suspicious, so we'll see how long I
     have cool
     A  A air.
     A  A Anyway, I seem to remember that we all know that at higher
     speeds
     A  A (85mph+) there is a low pressure area behind the AC condenser,
     which is
     A  A why some people move them up front. I also seem to remember
     something
     A  A about the system pressure getting too high because of
     inadequate
     A  A cooling, and this high pressure causing the system to explode.
     Is this
     A  A correct? Is there a risk from leaving the AC on full speed,
     non-stop
     A  A for hours on end of high speed highway cruising with the stock
     A  A condenser set-up?
     A  A Thank you!
     A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A Classification: Restricted
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