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Triumph TR6 - A/C and TR6's

Just curious, my 74 has A/C (york compressor) seems to be as old as the other items under the hood and I'm to understand that Triumph never installed A/C as an option on the line but more then likely was dealer installed. My question is does leaving it in the car and working make it any more valuable or (knee room is compromised) is it of any value sold outright separately? Any input would be appreciated, I'm unsure which way to go with it for now but living in NE Florida it may be a nice addition up and running.
JT White

More valuable to southern owners
DON KELLY

Don, I've got an 86 XJS coupe for when the weather's hot and the air in it's cold...I'll stick to the TR6 in the evenings with the top down...I'm really on the fence as to weather to leave it in or not....if it doesn't mean squatt to the value of the car I'll probably pull it out.
JT White

Keep the parts. People who use them are always looking for parts.
I pulled the A/C from the Wedge out as I don't need it in the NW. I will keep it as I hopefully one day will be changing location to the south.
DON KELLY

Don,
Keep in mind that you may have to reapply to come back!!
db
Doug Baker

I'm toast
DON KELLY

JT
I can not think of any reason anyone in the state of FL would want to take AC out of a car....unless it is not working. Could be expensive to get it working.
Yes it is not factory installed but it is OE to your car which, IMHO, makes it worth keeping.

Rick

Rick Crawford

Rick, those are my thoughts too. It did come with the car and it even has these side bolsters running under the dash with the A/C cross over tube through them and radio speakers in them. I think the A/C will be the last project on the car so I my carefully pull it and then once all is done with the car get it up to snuff and put it back in as it came when bought new.
JT White

Rick must have woken up from his nap.
DON KELLY

JT
I am trying to recall a product that replaces R134-a and can go into a system that was originally designed for only R-12. Usually a R-12 system requires complete removal of all seals so as to take the higher pressure of the R134-a. Most likely they will all require changing anyway. I saw this stuff about 5 years ago for my Father-in-law's older 280SL.
I did a little searching and I think it is es12-a.

Definitely worth looking into.

Rick
Rick Crawford

Rick, there is NO direct approved drop in replacement for R-12, there are plenty that claim to be but a full r-134 conversion is the only true safe bet when it comes to re servicing an old r12 system. I'm MVAC/HVAC certified with all the tools of the trade so refitting and re servicing the system will not be a major expense on my end. I've got a few R12 contacts out there but I refitted my XJS to r134 to save the future hassles of obtaining r12 for re servicing. I'm simply going to put it last on the list because proper running, handling and safety take priority on the resurrection of this TR.
JT White

One learns something every day JT.

THX

Rick
Rick Crawford

JT, I bought my '76 two years ago and paid $1,600 for the A/C to be installed on my 6. I live near Tampa, FL and I would do it again if I ever buy another LBC!
If you want to remove it, fine, but like Don said, KEEP THE PARTS!

Robert
RTI Infanzon

This thread was discussed between 29/03/2010 and 08/04/2010

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