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| Author: | Picard1701 [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | AC or Not Ac |
Ok, so getting to know my car. Previous owner said it was not an AC model, which on looking about the engine bay I would agree with. BUT The heater knob in the car has the temp marks on like a climate control would, without AC what would be the point? Or do they all have the temps around the edge? Also..... In the fuse box, the is a relay present for AC Pump?? Any views? Thank you. |
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| Author: | Wh1t3Kn1ght [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 10:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
If your car has aircon their will be a button on the climate control unit with the A/C symbol, also you will have an A/C receiver / drier located at the front left side of the engine bay which the A/C hoses go to and from. The climate control is a separate item and uses a temperature sensor located next to the LCD clock to read the interior temperature and adjust the heating to the setting you select with the dial. |
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| Author: | scam75 [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
As he says! All UK turbos had AC. Very very very very very few non turbo cars had it. On a turbo you will see 2 main AC pipes going past the NS side of the engine. In an AC specced non turbo car you will only see one. A shiny metal hard pipe with a filling valve on it although you actually charge the system at the compressor. AC cars have 3 buttons on the control panel. Demist, recirc and AC with the snowflake on it. Stuart |
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| Author: | Picard1701 [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
Ah ok, I under stand. No AC button just a temp knob with a blue dot and temperatures up to 30 I think. Was excited when I saw the AC pump relay!!! Maybe a project down the line to add after market. I do like a challenge. |
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| Author: | Waylander [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
Picard1701 wrote: Ah ok, I under stand. No AC button just a temp knob with a blue dot and temperatures up to 30 I think. Was excited when I saw the AC pump relay!!! Maybe a project down the line to add after market. I do like a challenge. I know a man thats had his 968 retro fitted with aircon, 2.5k |
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| Author: | Picard1701 [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
Waylander wrote: Picard1701 wrote: Ah ok, I under stand. No AC button just a temp knob with a blue dot and temperatures up to 30 I think. Was excited when I saw the AC pump relay!!! Maybe a project down the line to add after market. I do like a challenge. I know a man thats had his 968 retro fitted with aircon, 2.5k |
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| Author: | scam75 [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
Waylander wrote: Picard1701 wrote: Ah ok, I under stand. No AC button just a temp knob with a blue dot and temperatures up to 30 I think. Was excited when I saw the AC pump relay!!! Maybe a project down the line to add after market. I do like a challenge. I know a man thats had his 968 retro fitted with aircon, 2.5k Not cheap. A recon compressor can be had for about £350. New ones much dearer. The condenser is pricey too IIRC about £400 and it is not common or widely available and almost always useless 2nd hand. You can get a receiver/dryer for about £20 right enough but OEM is over £100. Then you would need pipework, plumbing, seals, pressure switches, loom, heater control unit, alternator bracket and belt. Plus more. A hell of a lot of cost and work. The cost of repairs to a non functioning car equipped with AC is by and large prohibitive never mind a full retrofit. I got off relatively lightly by getting an almost perfect 2nd hand condenser for £100, drier for £20 and a recon compressor for £350 and having a mate to pressure test it, vac it and fill it for beer tokens. Stuart |
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| Author: | Picard1701 [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
scam75 wrote: Waylander wrote: Picard1701 wrote: Ah ok, I under stand. No AC button just a temp knob with a blue dot and temperatures up to 30 I think. Was excited when I saw the AC pump relay!!! Maybe a project down the line to add after market. I do like a challenge. I know a man thats had his 968 retro fitted with aircon, 2.5k Not cheap. A recon compressor can be had for about £350. New ones much dearer. The condenser is pricey too IIRC about £400 and it is not common or widely available and almost always useless 2nd hand. You can get a receiver/dryer for about £20 right enough but OEM is over £100. Then you would need pipework, plumbing, seals, pressure switches, loom, heater control unit, alternator bracket and belt. Plus more. A hell of a lot of cost and work. The cost of repairs to a non functioning car equipped with AC is by and large prohibitive never mind a full retrofit. I got off relatively lightly by getting an almost perfect 2nd hand condenser for £100, drier for £20 and a recon compressor for £350 and having a mate to pressure test it, vac it and fill it for beer tokens. Stuart Thanks Stuart, glad you got it working........ I may just have to open the roof!!!! |
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| Author: | scam75 [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
Ha ha! I dont have a roof to open so was a must! |
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| Author: | Wh1t3Kn1ght [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
Might try and get mine working a some point - carparts4less now carry rebuilt a/c compressors for our cars which are rebuilt by Lucas - I purchased one of their rebuilt alternators earlier this year which turned out to be an original Bosch unit in a Lucas box with a full test report and looked brand new. Bonus was it was less than £250! I think the a/c compressor is also around the same price... https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/c/Porsche_944_2.5_1990/p/car-parts/air-conditioning1/car-cooling-parts-and-car-heating/car-compressor/?232330031&1&e434995e64808d813d95ed236dc1c3e2f2ec1b41&000077 |
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
As regards the condenser I wouldn't bother with an original. NOt Pork but 3 years ago had our MX5 a/c rebuilt. Mk1 & 2 condensers are NLA these days, so the specialist installed a universal one. All in including remaking pipes it was £380. They do lots of Porsches including 928s. |
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| Author: | Picard1701 [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
Thanks guys, this is a project I do want to do. But I think I'll concentrate on getting her running sweetly. (And remove all the damn alarms!!) |
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
This is the bunch who sorted the Mazda. Based in Gravesend & the experts on car a/c http://www.ac4cars.co.uk/ |
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| Author: | Picard1701 [ Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC or Not Ac |
tr7v8 wrote: This is the bunch who sorted the Mazda. Based in Gravesend & the experts on car a/c http://www.ac4cars.co.uk/ Thanks Jim |
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