Airconditioning after Engine Conversion

[li21]

hi all..

Just wondering, has anyone been able to get their airconditioning working after a 4ac to 4age conversion?

Im going to be doing my conversion in a few months and just wanted to know whats required to get it working?

Is it a simple fix or somehting I need an auto electrician / ac specialist to look at?

thanks

[Hen is a total nutcase]

In theory it should be simple enough. The only bit that you'll need to change with the conversion is the aircon compressor. So you'll need to adapt the 4AG one into the original setup. This might need custom hoses, depending on the location and fittings on each compressor.

The only other connection is the AC clutch which will be a single wire control on both units and work exactly the same.

Then of course you'll need to regas the system afterwards too.

[li21]

In theory it should be simple enough. The only bit that you'll need to change with the conversion is the aircon compressor. So you'll need to adapt the 4AG one into the original setup. This might need custom hoses, depending on the location and fittings on each compressor.

The only other connection is the AC clutch which will be a single wire control on both units and work exactly the same.

Then of course you'll need to regas the system afterwards too.[/b]

My 4age didnt come with compressor.. but do you know if any 4ag compressor will do or does it have to be the RWD one?

[rthy]

why cant you use the original compressor and change the pulley?

[li21]

thanks guys ..
CAn it be done both ways!?

[hilux08]

all i can tell u is that a fwd one of a ae82 wont work on a rwd jap bigport cause the pulley sits in adifferent length. but the one of the 4ac will apparently fit but u gotta change the size of the pulley is what i was told...just hearsay though on the 4ac one. i bought a jap compressor for like 80 bucks so no biggy really.
if u have a fwd engine changed to rwd you got it easy cause u can use the fwd compressors

[li21]

all i can tell u is that a fwd one of a ae82 wont work on a rwd jap bigport cause the pulley sits in adifferent length. but the one of the 4ac will apparently fit but u gotta change the size of the pulley is what i was told...just hearsay though on the 4ac one. i bought a jap compressor for like 80 bucks so no biggy really.
if u have a fwd engine changed to rwd you got it easy cause u can use the fwd compressors[/b]

Cool thanks for that. I got a smallport fwd , so I should be able to use my 4ac one. (right?)

[dr1ft-pig]

na use fwd one

[hilux08]

na use fwd one[/b]

yeah prob wont work just aget a aus spec fwd one

[rthy]

the advantage of using the 4ac one is you dont have to regas it, what I have done before on another car is just use some wire to hold the compressor away from the engine so the engine can be worked on/removed.

[li21]

i know this is digging up an old thread, but whats the usual cos of a regas these days ?

I don't know if this i true but did they use CFC gas(now illegal) back then? if so is it more expensive to regas with the legal gas?∂

[E7]

don't forget the gas yo