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Who has working A/C in their Charger?

Started by b5blue, August 24, 2016, 06:16:16 PM

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b5blue

And what radiator/fan set up are you using?  :scratchchin:

74Rallye

I have a 74 SE with the original equipment. It's charged with an R12 substitute called Hotshot R414B. It works great.

WHITE AND RED 69

I've got an aluminum Griffin Radiator with flex a lite dual low profile fans. No cooling issues on mine.
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee 75th edition
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1972 Plymouth Duster

rebby

I have a Vintage Air A/C and use a Wizard Cooling dual 1" aluminum radiator with a pair of 12" Electric fans controlled via a Derale fan controller. No issues staying cool.
Curt Rebelein, Junior
1969 Charger R/T SE (500 Stroker/833/D60 w/XP VIN)
1969 Charger (440/727/8.75, GL Project)

cdr

I am in south Texas & it gets HOT here. 512 ci COLD ac,  ECP radiator, 1818 Flexalite direct 7 blade fan with a shroud, runs 180 ish all day long in 107deg temps.
LINK TO MY STORY http://www.onallcylinders.com/2015/11/16/ride-shares-charlie-keel-battles-cancer-ms-to-build-brilliant-1968-dodge-charger/  
                                                                                           
68 Charger 512 cid,9.7to1,Hilborn EFI,Home ported 440 source heads,small hyd roller cam,COLD A/C ,,a518 trans,Dana 60 ,4.10 gear,10.93 et,4100lbs on street tires full exhaust daily driver
Charger55 by Charlie Keel, on Flickr

b5blue


Dino

Stock 3 row C body radiator and shroud with parts store steel fan. Modern Sanden style compressor and r134a barrier hoses. Stock evaporator and box. 38 degrees inside on a steaming hot day, engine runs around 200 degrees in town.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

b5blue

  My Sanden clutch must sick out about 1/2" more than stock would? Between that and the angle of engine rake to the vertical of the radiator I've an area limited. Too far forward and I'll hit the bottom of the radiator and too far back it hits the clutch!  :scratchchin: I've a skinny Derale 19118 and a 2 1/2" spacer to try next. If it fits I'll install the shroud and it for testing.
  The electric fan works but temps creep up after more than a few minutes sitting at idle with the A/C on. I'm hoping to find a bullet proof combo while it's still hot as hell down here!  :shruggy:

b5blue

Quote from: cdr on August 26, 2016, 04:42:48 PM
I am in south Texas & it gets HOT here. 512 ci COLD ac,  ECP radiator, 1818 Flexalite direct 7 blade fan with a shroud, runs 180 ish all day long in 107deg temps.
What size spacer do you use?  :scratchchin:

Nacho-RT74

3 years with my car at body shop, but I was running full stock system on my car just with 134 upgrade. 7 fan blades with HD fan clutch. Fan shroud too, but locally Chrysler made metallic fan shrouds instead the plastic ones you got
Venezuelan RT 74 400 4bbl, 727, 8.75 3.23 open. Now stroked with 440 crank and 3.55 SG. Here is the History and how is actually: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7603.0/all.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,25060.0.html

b5blue

My combo fits but close to radiator. I have a 2" spacer I'll try as I've lots of room from A/C and it will center on the shroud better. Cooling is just about as good as electric fan was so still idle temp creep.

b5blue

Okay Mopar fan 2863224 with a Mopar 1 7/8" spacer just clears my Modine 3 row brass radiator and the A/C compressor. Mopar fans are shaped with the edges of the blades notched for clearance unlike aftermarket fans.   

John_Kunkel

Quote from: Nacho-RT74 on August 28, 2016, 01:38:09 PM
full stock system on my car just with 134 upgrade.

Why do people continue to call the 134 conversion an "upgrade"?  :shruggy:
Pardon me but my karma just ran over your dogma.

twenty mike mike

Quote from: b5blue on February 07, 2017, 07:29:41 AM
Okay Mopar fan 2863224 with a Mopar 1 7/8" spacer just clears my Modine 3 row brass radiator and the A/C compressor. Mopar fans are shaped with the edges of the blades notched for clearance unlike aftermarket fans.   

Kind of noisy with a fixed fan, isn't it? How well does it work otherwise? Not that it's very hot there, yet.

I will have the same setup and I was really hoping that you'd find a solution that included a fan clutch.

b5blue

  With temps in the 70's I'm not going to know just how good it works yet. Noise isn't bad, no worse then my old flex fan. You may find a factory fan that clears with a clutch.

cdr

Quote from: twenty mike mike on February 09, 2017, 05:56:29 PM
Quote from: b5blue on February 07, 2017, 07:29:41 AM
Okay Mopar fan 2863224 with a Mopar 1 7/8" spacer just clears my Modine 3 row brass radiator and the A/C compressor. Mopar fans are shaped with the edges of the blades notched for clearance unlike aftermarket fans.   

Kind of noisy with a fixed fan, isn't it? How well does it work otherwise? Not that it's very hot there, yet.

I will have the same setup and I was really hoping that you'd find a solution that included a fan clutch.

my direct 7 blade fan is very quiet .
LINK TO MY STORY http://www.onallcylinders.com/2015/11/16/ride-shares-charlie-keel-battles-cancer-ms-to-build-brilliant-1968-dodge-charger/  
                                                                                           
68 Charger 512 cid,9.7to1,Hilborn EFI,Home ported 440 source heads,small hyd roller cam,COLD A/C ,,a518 trans,Dana 60 ,4.10 gear,10.93 et,4100lbs on street tires full exhaust daily driver
Charger55 by Charlie Keel, on Flickr

twenty mike mike

Thanks, guys.  :2thumbs: I think I'll give that configuration a whirl.