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Want to put A/C in a M925A1... anyone got pictures of their install?
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Thats the beauty of this puppy. The lightweight fiberglass cap slides out after you unhook the rubber lock.
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So today I started work on my a/c install. I started with the condensor and I made the brackets to hold it on out of the original mounting brackets my kit came with. They were way to big so I cut them down shorted them and painted them high gloss black which matched the condensor. After the paint dried I bolted it up and installed it. It turnd out very well and I am pleased with how I did it. By the time I remembered to take pics it was too dark so I will post a few tomarrow. I will mount the drier tomarrow.
Anyone else started their install yet?
Anyone else started their install yet?
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I may be doing things bass ackwards ... relocating batteries first... like my passenger seat as is... looking forward to your pics... how do you plan to install your evap/fan unit?
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My evap/fan unit is one unit along with the heater built in. It was originally designed for an MTVR and the fan unit was made to go about the same area where the original heater is already located. I plan to take the stock heater out and put the new unit in. I have done some measuring on that and with a little mod it should fit. With my unit you dont have to remove th seats or move the batterys and I still get to keep the heater. I will probably do just some simple air plumbing with maybe 4-5 dash air outlets along with a few on the floor for the heater. That will probably be my last step since it will involve the most work.
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This probably wont work but its supposed to be a picture of the evap/fan unit. If it didn't work I will upload from another computer tomarrow.
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Dang!
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Funny... I have been saying that word more and more lately... BTW, Do you know what the NSN number for your kit is?
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Sorry i dont have the NSN number, all I have is the contract number DAAE07-99-C-M007. Wish I had the number.
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I got pictures of the major parts of his unit- since i took them before i shipped it to him.
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Here are some more pictures.
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So I am guessing... the round hole is the incoming "recycled air" the rectangular port is the output cooled (or heated air). Is there an input for "outside air or makeup air"? I don't see (in the pics) another air passageway.
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Here are some pictures of the condensor that I installed yesterday. You can hardly even see it behind the grill.
yes there is a port for outside air, I believe that there is a flap that opens the vent but in the pictures goldneagle posted I cant really see it. I'm not positive about all the air ports because I haven't looked at that part in depth but I know there is a outside air vent.
Thanks zev for posting the pictures.
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May i suggest that you may want to mount the condenser to a fixed part of the truck instead of the moving hood. Same location, but to the radiator support. I am worried about all the flexing that thee hoses will have to do each time you open the hood. Its only an observation since I have never installed an A/C unit before. I rather catch it early than after all the plumbing is done.
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Good idea, but also keep in mind that in a perfect world in real dusty enviroments (like my work 20-a mulch yard) you need to get between the condenser and the radiator and in some cases, between the condenser, hydraulic oil cooler and the radiator. We try to mount the radiators on hinges so we can get behind each one to clean them by blowing them out when we see the temp going up. You know, I love my Deuce, but definitely see the "charm" of this fat girl.
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I was thinking the same as scootertrs due to cleaaning. I also was going off that truck with the a/c installed in it. I plan to secure the connector ends of the hoses so it won't pull anything loose and cause problems and along with more hose I think it should be o.k.
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Sounds like you thought it through. That's good. Keep up the good work.
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That should work real well. Good quality hoses can put up with several years of flexing without issue. Just make sure that all of the stress is absorbed by the hose or the tie downs, not the connectors. Looks like it will be awesome. One thing I noticed in my M925 is that the fan barely turns until it is hot. I don't know how well that would work for an ac. Maybe an electric motor will be necessary to keep from overpressuring the ac system.
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I was thinking the same thing but fitting a fan and a condensor in between the radiator and the grill would prove to be a challenge while keeping it looking stock from the outside. I dont quite remember the clearance between the radiator and the condensor but I know there isn't alot of room.