Dash / chassis air conditioner on FC

[Gardner Yeaw]

My ac compressor was removed prior to my purchasing the coach.
There is a second air intake in it's place which I believe does
wonders for the 210 hp 3208. So I fire up the generator and use the
roof ACs to cool things off. From other posts I have read the cost
of running the generator is not much different than the added fuel
consumption of the 3208 running the compressor. And the truth is
that the 210hp 3208 needs every bit of hp it can muster when
climbing a hill.

Gardner
78FC33
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Wheeler"
wrote:
>
> Since we only have the 210hp version I didn't want the power or
heat load on
> the engine. I put a 15,000btu ac on the front, the front vent
aimed into
> the overhead, and turn on the chassis ac fans to help with
circulation.
> This keeps us very comfortable. Because of Kathy's job we always
seem to
> travel at the wrong times, dead of winter and heat of summer. It
does keep
> all the systems exercised!
>
>
>
> - Chuck Wheeler -
>
> 82 FC 31 SB
>
> Fort Worth, TX
>
> _____
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> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 4:39 PM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Dash / chassis air conditioner on FC
>
>
>
> Well, with it starting to get warm again in Texas, I'm
contemplating
> what to do with my Chassis a/c. I bought my 87FC35 last August and
i
> know that without the dash a/c operational, it gets hot up front in
> the Texas summers.
>
> Here's what i do know about my dash a/c.
> 1. York compressor is locked up. No big deal. I've got it off and
> can put another one on.
> 2. Hoses on top of coach that connect the condensor to the fittings
> that come out of the roof are gone. Again, not a big deal. I can
> have those made easily.
> 3. Condensor will probably be fine if it is cleaned up and cleaned
> out, but I understand I will probably want to replace it with a new
> Red Dot condensor when I convert to r134A. Not too big of a deal,
> just a few $$.
> 4. Hoses to compressor from evaporator and condensor are 20 years
old
> and could be bad. I"M WORRIED ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM.
>
> So, here are my questions.
>
> 1.I visually inspected the hoses at the compressor. I couldn't see
> any external cracks. BUT WHAT DO I DO IF I GET A NEW COMPRESSOR AND
> CONDENSOR INSTALLED AND FIND OUT THEY ARE LEAKING, especially
running
> higher pressure r134a? I'd hate to spend a bunch of money (and
time)
> only to have an a/c that still doesn't work.
> 2. How do the hoses currently get from the engine compartment to
the
> overhead?
> 3. If I had to run new hoses, has anyone done that or seen that
done
> and where do i run them? Inside the bus (and where)?
>
> Thanks!
> Alan Johnson
> 87FC35
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