Originally Posted by BearKiller

Well, after finally finding a couple 5/8-hose X 1/2-NPT barbs in this little one-light town, and getting the wife's truck still long enough for the install, I removed the silly vacuum-valve and installed a no-nonsense manual ball-valve in it's place.


She has always had a dial-type temperature probe zip-tied into the A/C duct/vent, as do all of our trucks.

Lately, the all-new A/C had been struggling to get down to vent temperature of 60*.

Day before yesterday, with ambient temperature of 98* and the highest recorded dew-point yet (whatever that is) (I know one thing, it was about as humid as I have ever seen in a state known for extremes in humidity), she reported that she stood the ice-cold air for as long as she could bear it and witnessed the vent temperature down to 30* (American, not Communist) before she could stand the cold no longer and had to turn the A/C off.


NOTE : This engine always has a pinned direct-drive fan-clutch in summer's heat, so don't expect similar results with a normal stock fan-clutch.



One more happy customer.