does vk 202s come with air con
i want to get aircon on my vk blacktop 202.
is this possible?
yep, lots of 3.3L VB-VK's were optioned with A/C
my 3.3L black SL wagon has it, factory optioned back in 1984. take a look at the wreckers or evilbay for the components. just make sure its has been modified/converted to take R-134A Gas. Cars Pre-1993? i think had the old R-11/12 gas which is no longer available.
captain halfajob
i wouldnt get one from the wreckers personally. if you want it to work then itll need to be new stuff or at the very least reco'd. too many variables to go wrong, the compressor, radiator, and even tubing insulation would need to be new, i guess you could get away with an old condenser. the only thing is i dont know if they run on the new gas, whats it called RS1350 or something. anyway the new gas has no chroloflorocarbons (spelling?) in it.
i think from 1993 all cars had to run with the new gas. so if you go and put an old system in, dont be too surprised if the gas guy wont recharge it.
captain halfajob
didnt see that bit, soz mateOriginally Posted by D34N
the only things they do to retrofit an R12 system to the newer R134a gas is to replace the o'rings & oil to suit the new gas, and replace the receiver dryer (which you have to do anyway with a system that has been opened). Sometimes they might replace the tx valve as well to suit the higher pressures required for R134a, but not always.
All I'd suggest when buying parts is to make sure the compressor ports have been sealed off, or at least covered, likewise with the condensor & evaporator or you could end up with blockages and/or foreign material floating around in the system doing untold damage. The only new parts you can buy now is the compressor, condensor & receiver drier, so you are going to be stuck with buying the rest second hand.
I'm in the process of hooking up A/C to my SS. I grabbed the evaporator core/box from the last car, bought a second hand compressor, metal pipes from the wrecker, a new condensor & receiver drier, new tx valve (to suit 134a).
captain halfajob
Carpark Mechanic.....
Yeah, mine had one
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cheers for the replies guys.
so can i get a shoppin list in point form please. just so i know i dont miss anything.
My old vh had a icy cold air con it was beautiful then it just stopped working and i reverted back to the good ol 4x60 air con
If its got Wheels or Boobs its gonna cost ya money
$10 for the metal pipes from the wrecker. Just going to clean them up with some aluminium cleaner.
$200 for a second hand VR V8 compressor (EFI 5L under the bonnet)
$150 for a new universal fit condensor (core is much finer than original - ie more surface area more efficient cooling)
$60 for a new receiver/drier
$50 for a high/low pressure switch
$150 for a new 134a tx valve from some European car
$130 new condensor fan (Supercheap)
rubber hoses yet to be made up
evaporator case/core & A/C switch I removed from my last VH before I sold it
probably cost me somewhere between $1000-1500 all up to get it running
Lighten up.
How did you go fitting the universal fit condensor? Would any of the original metal pipework line up? I'm guessing it wouldn't. I'm guessing you'll just mount everything where it fits and have custom rubber hoses made up to fit?
Four commodores and counting.
the VH factory air used a universal fit condensor anyway, so they are fairly much a straight fit. I think the only difference is one fitting is a flare joint instead of an o'ring joint or vice-versa.
Otherwise all the pipes are in the same spot, and it's a straight fit. Just ask an A/C specialist for a condensor to suit a VH.
Much finer core though, which is good
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