Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 19:32:54 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp807.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([66.163.168.186] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with SMTP id 1998483 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 25 Jan 2003 17:36:02 -0500 Received: from adsl-64-219-119-64.dsl.bumttx.swbell.net (HELO Davidscmptr) (dcarter11@sbcglobal.net@64.219.119.64 with login) by smtp-sbc-v1.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Jan 2003 22:36:01 -0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <008a01c2c4c2$21b7fa40$6501a8c0@ip.net> Reply-To: "David Carter" From: "David Carter" X-Original-To: "flyrotary" Subject: Cooling-GM/Harrison air conditioner core X-Original-Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 16:35:57 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0087_01C2C48F.D67ED940" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01C2C48F.D67ED940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do not archive. Just thought I'd mention that I removed my first A/C core from an '82 = Chev'y sedan in my local junk yard. Took me 2 hours to remove lots of = OTHER stuff before could lift it out of plastic housing. Paid $10 - was = in perfect shape (haven't leak checked). It was a somewhat different length-width from what Rino (?) posted in a = diagram some time ago (93 Chevy Van core?). Mine was 10 3/4 inches = across end caps instead of 13 1/2 & was 7 3/4 inches not couning end = caps instead of 10.5; mine was 10 1/8 inches high the other way = (instead of 8 3/4), and 3 5/8 inches thick (same). So, my sfc area is just 4.1 sq inches less than Rino's. My volume, not = counting end caps, is 284.4 cubic inches (394.6 counting end caps, vs = 333.0 for Rinos w/o end caps). Looks like GM/Harrison made these things in a variety of sizes (ht & = width) with thickness about the same, and total area and volume close to = the same.. Getting the plastic upper housing off was biggest challenge: Had to = remove fan and lay aside, then remove windshield chrome trim at bottom = of windshield, then remove 2 or 3 steel brackes for that trim piece, all = to be able to lift plastic housing almost straight up. Tools: 1/4" socket (for lots of plastic housing and windshield trim = stuff) 10mm for a number of larger screws holding plastic top = housing to firewall, as well as a few other things. Other sockets (5/16 and some other std larger & smaller) Hacksaw for aluminum tubes when couldn't break loose the big = 3/4 and bigger nuts on freon tubing Core just lifted straight up and out. David Carter ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01C2C48F.D67ED940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Just thought I'd mention that I removed = my first=20 A/C core from an '82 Chev'y sedan in my local junk = yard. =20 Took me 2 hours to remove lots of OTHER stuff before could lift it out = of=20 plastic housing. Paid $10 - was in perfect shape (haven't leak=20 checked).

It was a somewhat different = length-width from=20 what Rino (?) posted in a diagram some time ago (93 Chevy Van = core?). Mine=20 was 10 3/4 inches across end caps instead of 13 1/2 = & was 7=20 3/4 inches not couning end caps instead of 10.5; mine was 10=20 1/8 inches high the other way (instead of 8 3/4), and 3 = 5/8=20 inches thick (same).

So, my sfc area is just 4.1 sq inches = less than=20 Rino's. My volume, not counting end caps, is = 284.4 cubic=20 inches (394.6 counting end caps, vs 333.0 for Rinos w/o end = caps).

Looks like GM/Harrison made these = things in a=20 variety of sizes (ht & width) with thickness about the same, and = total area=20 and volume close to the same..

Getting the plastic upper housing off = was biggest=20 challenge: Had to remove fan and lay aside, then remove windshield = chrome=20 trim at bottom of windshield, then remove 2 or 3 steel brackes for that = trim=20 piece, all to be able to lift plastic housing almost straight = up.

Tools: 1/4" socket (for lots of = plastic=20 housing and windshield trim stuff)

=20 10mm for a number of larger screws holding plastic = top=20 housing to firewall, as well as a few other things.

=20 Other sockets (5/16 and some other std larger &=20 smaller)

=20 Hacksaw for aluminum tubes when couldn't break loose = the big=20 3/4 and bigger nuts on freon tubing

Core just lifted straight up and=20 out.

David Carter

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