Odyssey M
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I have been reading your thread with great interest because I bought two Air Force G-30 box vans used to transport troops and materiel to the flight line. Both are powered by 6.2l diesels and neither has AC so I must do it all from scratch.OK, I am back. I have spent the last several weeks recuperating from surgery and am ready to finish up the a/c on the deuce. I did not have to work outside in the heat, humidity, and rain the last several weeks, and I am glad I got all the heavy work done before the surgery.
This past week end I fabricated bracketing for the receiver drier, finished mounting the evaporator, and installed a 24 volt, 16” cooling fan above the condenser. If the 16” fan is not adequate, I will replace it with 2, 12” fans.
Today, I took the Deuce to the local Pirtek hose dealer and fabricated new, longer a/c hoses and installed them on the truck. I needed to have some of the straight ends changed to 90 degree ends, and needed some longer lines to hook up the condenser. It was straight forward work, and I am pleased with the results. It took about 5 hours of think, ponder, measure, cut, fabricate, test fit, adjust, and final assembly. Though it has been both challenging and enjoyable, it seems for every step forward I have taken on this journey, I have to take 2 back, and redesign something.
I will hook up the vacuum pump in the morning and make sure I don’t have any leaks. While the vacuum pump is doing its thing, I will finish wiring up the system, then charge with Freon, and see if I can get cold air!
Next I rebuild the winch……………………..
I just installed the same heater/AC system you have. I was wondering how you came out with the wiring. I am at the wiring point and am stumped. Any help you can give I'd appreciate it.