Category: Heating / Cooling / AC

Factory Radiator Size

Simple ????

On a ’68 Coronet R/T, 440 engine, automatic trans, no A/C,
would it have a 22" or 26" radiator from the factory?

Classic Auto Air update 3/28/2024

AC charge failure as system would not pressure up the hi pressure side.
Unit comes back out to change the expansion valve.
CAA sent a new expansion valve, and it made no difference.
Now they say it’s a bad compressor, and to mail it back and they will …

Which thermostat to go with 185/175 temp sensor?

Which thermostat to go with a electric fan with 185/175 on/off temp sensor ?
Do you want it more than the 185 fan ON like 190 thermostat or same or even just under ?

1973 Cuda 340 overheating

I think it’s the water pump because the lower hose is not even warm. I am replacing all the hoses and rebuilding the heater core box. Replacing the heater core because it was leaking that was bypassed. The problem is looking for an OEM heater core fan motor, I found one on “Parts Geek” but the issue was the part pictured was not the part they sent! Note that the fan motor they send is not OEM and does not work without modifications.
1) The wires on the fan motor are on the end near the…

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Anyone install Vintage Air in a 1967 Coronet?

I have followed @Kern Dog excellent step by step AC install threads (68 and 70 B Body installs), but wondered if anyone tackled a 67 B Body for Vintage Air. My kit ships tomorrow and I’ve been quickly reading through the instructions on line. About the…

running too cold?

Hello everyone,
I had my Challenger out for a drive today on a nice 70 degree day, Like always, the temp gauge reads on the low end of the non-rally gauge. When I got home, I checked it with an Infared thermometer, it read 170 degrees. I checked the ra…

Heater cable routed wrong or just short?

1972 fury I ordered 2809041 cable it said it would fit a AC car. It seems to me my cable is about 1 or 2 inches short no matter how I route it. It enters the interior far right on the firewall. I’ll post photos in the morning but am I messing something?