truckasaurus
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Hi:
This is going to sound really strange, but bear with me...
Folks in the Volvo 240 world suffer from really terrible A/C, save for the last three years the models were made. (Swedes make great heaters -- they know nothing about air-con). The 240s go forever and there were tons of 'em made, so we're looking for a long-term fix.
Since the retrofit parallel-flow R134a-compatible evaporators are no longer available from the factory and converting to the later 240 system is a massive undertaking, we're looking for an alternative evaporator. We've heard that the evap from a 91 Explorer may slide right into our HVAC box and be easily adapted to our TXV system (even though I believe the Explorer uses a CCOT). Nobody's done it yet, that we know of.
The problem for us is getting ahold of one of these evap cores to measure it or even test fit it without spending a bunch of R&D money.
So, here's my appeal: if you've got one laying around that's easily accessible, could you measure it up for me and post what you find here? Perhaps even a photo? We're also not sure what size the inlet and outlets of the Explorer evap are or how they are configured -- on the volvo they both exit on the lower right side of the core. And if you have any further secret info (ie. there's a "high output tropical" version or some nonsense), that would also be appreciated.
And yup, this is a serious question. Most of the online AC catalogs aren't all that helpful.
Thanks very much in advance from those of us who drive bricks!
Cheers.
This is going to sound really strange, but bear with me...
Folks in the Volvo 240 world suffer from really terrible A/C, save for the last three years the models were made. (Swedes make great heaters -- they know nothing about air-con). The 240s go forever and there were tons of 'em made, so we're looking for a long-term fix.
Since the retrofit parallel-flow R134a-compatible evaporators are no longer available from the factory and converting to the later 240 system is a massive undertaking, we're looking for an alternative evaporator. We've heard that the evap from a 91 Explorer may slide right into our HVAC box and be easily adapted to our TXV system (even though I believe the Explorer uses a CCOT). Nobody's done it yet, that we know of.
The problem for us is getting ahold of one of these evap cores to measure it or even test fit it without spending a bunch of R&D money.
So, here's my appeal: if you've got one laying around that's easily accessible, could you measure it up for me and post what you find here? Perhaps even a photo? We're also not sure what size the inlet and outlets of the Explorer evap are or how they are configured -- on the volvo they both exit on the lower right side of the core. And if you have any further secret info (ie. there's a "high output tropical" version or some nonsense), that would also be appreciated.
And yup, this is a serious question. Most of the online AC catalogs aren't all that helpful.
Thanks very much in advance from those of us who drive bricks!
Cheers.
