Michael,
An original system will put out moderate air conditioning, but not the "cool
it quick" a/c you've become accustomed to in a modern car. On longer trips,
the original a/c will get the car cool, especially if you have a hardtop. I
admit the original a/c is mostly a novelty item and I don't use mine often,
especially on short trips. It is a lifesaver if you get caught in one of
our frequent "pop up thundershowers" that come out of nowhere in my area.
The main reasons I used the original a/c system was ease of installation and
low cost (in my case).
If you really want a seriously effective air conditioner, then a modern
vintage air system would be the way to go. I haven't used one in a TR6 but
I have installed vintage air products in custom cars, etc. and they work
very well. Also, with the modern unit you would get a modern a/c compressor
(instead of the old York piston compressor) which will rob less power from
the engine while in operation.
Terry Geiger
Florence, Alabama USA
http://www.shoalsbritishcars.org
'74 Triumph TR6 * '63 Triumph Herald * '84 Mercedes 300D Turbo Diesel
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <SamuelsMA@aol.com>
> To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:24 PM
> Subject: A/C
>
>
>> Listers:
>>
>> At the risk of belaboring this A/C thread, I am curious about how
>> effective
>> any of the available A/C systems actually is. I live in Miami, and would
>> certainly use my '76 more in the summer if it had effective air
>> conditioning.
>> But going to the expense and trouble of installing a system, including a
>> modern system described in a recent post, wouldn't be worth it if it
>> just puts out
>> a little cool air. For example, Porsche 911s from the 70s and 80s had
>> A/C,
>> but it was never effective enough to really cool the car in Florida in
>> the
>> summer. So how well do these systems really work?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Michael
>> '76 Tahiti blue
>> Miami Beach, FL
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