Re: AC on Flathead SiX

Posted by Sherman in Idaho [24.32.202.166] on Monday, July 29, 2013 at 15:09:51 :

In Reply to: AC on Flathead SiX posted by Sterling From TX [99.58.180.94] on Monday, July 29, 2013 at 14:11:00 :

Given that one of the popular air compressor options for these old rigs is to use some certain early A/C compressor (I forget which one), it would clearly be possible to use the A/C compressor as an actual A/C compressor as well. Of course then you get into designing a refrigeration system from scratch to use modern freon, which might not be trivial.

Personally, I'm with Jerry. Crank open the windshield and at 45 mph top speed, that's all the A/C anyone needs.

Or if you want to be period-appropriate, there was apparently an after-market swamp cooler that was popular in the 1950s that you stick in the passenger side window somehow. I've never seen one in person, but my folks talked about theirs.

Follow Ups:

• Re: AC on Flathead SiX - gmharris 18:35:49 07/29/2013
  • Tranny tunnel ones were ice filled. - Chris Case 00:48:40 07/30/2013
  • Re: AC on Flathead SiX - Paul (in NY) 18:56:28 07/29/2013
    • Desert Water Bags - gmharris 21:07:49 07/29/2013
      • Got a pic? - CSCameron 21:37:19 07/29/2013
        • Re: Got a pic? - gmharris 22:32:50 07/29/2013
          • Re: Got a pic? - CSCameron 22:44:28 07/29/2013
            • Re: Got a pic? - Paul (in NY) 08:29:33 07/30/2013
            • It's Sort of Like Power Wagons, I Think - gmharris 23:39:22 07/29/2013
              • Re: It's Sort of Like Power Wagons, I Think - CSCameron 00:12:07 07/30/2013
          • O.K., it was from Portland, Or. - gmharris 22:38:22 07/29/2013
• Cassius Clay A/C story - Jerry in Idaho 18:18:19 07/29/2013

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