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by XplosiveLugnut
Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:38 am
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Both Drier and Accumulator with Orifice Tube
Replies: 10
Views: 5374

Re: Both Drier and Accumulator with Orifice Tube

Yeah, the threads original question has been answered. So I guess I'm good.

Removing the links.

A '74 Chevy C10 has the entire evaporator hanging off the firewall on the engine side. Everything's as exposed as it possibly can be.
by XplosiveLugnut
Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:54 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Both Drier and Accumulator with Orifice Tube
Replies: 10
Views: 5374

Re: Both Drier and Accumulator with Orifice Tube

TLDR: I'll probably go with the Vintage Air TXV. I could have sworn I started looking at other TXVs to find a shorter capillary tube thinking the VA TXV had a super long one. But I guess I was just looking for cheaper options. It's at least twice as much as most others, but I s'pose it does come wit...
by XplosiveLugnut
Mon Mar 21, 2022 5:25 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Both Drier and Accumulator with Orifice Tube
Replies: 10
Views: 5374

Re: Both Drier and Accumulator with Orifice Tube

- I'm in North Alabama. - So, about the TXV conversion. I was looking at several on Summit. Figured I'd pick one that had just the right length capillary tube for a tidy install. Then I looked up the specs on the various ones I was considering and saw they had different superheat values. This led me...
by XplosiveLugnut
Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:03 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Both Drier and Accumulator with Orifice Tube
Replies: 10
Views: 5374

Both Drier and Accumulator with Orifice Tube

The big question: Will a drier negatively affect an FOT system? As in having one between the condenser and the orifice tube. The details: I'm working on getting the AC in a '74 Chevy C10 going. I'm using the original evaporator/heater box. The evaporator has a fixed orifice tube. I went for Vintage ...