Eileens 79 Corvette resurrection. It survived 1450miles on Power Tour

[imiceman44]

I just did a trip to camp with my boys in my suburban with no A/C since the accident and it was not pleasant but I wanted my boys to learn tolerance to weather, both hot and cold.
They did complain a little on the way there but I opened the windows and they were ok.
In the morning it was freezing in the mountains by the lake and the boys stayed in t-shirt and shorts saying they are fine while shivering.
I am proud, I want them to be tough on themselves to be able to survive what is coming

 

[Wes Harden]

My 1st 77 k20 burb no ac. Was family wagon too. My kids still whine about it, especially one trip to St George in July.
Wish I had keept that one, and ck5 had been around to help me realize what I had.

 

[ktmoutfront]

When I was a kid, on road trips, it was my job to run the sheets through the ice chest water, wring them out and give them to mom and dad in the cab. 73 C20 driving across the California desert.

 

[Chickntrk]

The only vehicle I have with AC is my work truck. Like Wade, I work in the heat all the time so windows down cruising is "cool" to me.

 

[Blue85]

It makes cold air. The vacuum lines under the dash are thrashed so it will not move the doors. Taking that dash out is not on my "fun things to do list". I will have to eventually.

I sweat for a living, so what's another 5 days?

Have you verified there is vacuum under the dash? I almost tore the dash apart in one car, but fortunately found a single frayed vacuum hard line just before it ran through the firewall. Piece of tubing 1 minute later and all HVAC worked. Just a thought.

It may also be possible to wire the mode door so it's always blowing out of the dash, or something similar, as a "short-term" fix.

 

[ktmoutfront]

I smoke tested the vacuum system. Leaks like a sieve under the dash.

 

[ashman]

2/65. The vinyl seat should be fun.

It actually works, except it won't blow fully from the upper vents. So my feet will stay cool.

I have the exact same problem with the '79 vette I'm working on. Can't get the air to switch from the floor. I messed with the vacuum actuator as much as I could without pulling the dash, but even moving it by hand, it never did switch to the dash vents. I'm thinking maybe the door came free inside the HVAC system itself. I am NOT going to pull that dash again in order to get at it, so it's just going to have to live with cold feet.

 

[76zimmer]

The miriad of vaccum controls on the Stingrays were a fail waiting for a place to happen.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Someday, when I do take it apart, it may get aftermarket AC. All electronic.

 

[Chickntrk]

Did the carb arrive?

 

[ktmoutfront]

Yep. And some idiot ordered a -8 female to -8 barb. Instead of -6 barb. Have to run down town tomorrow now.

 

[Bent77]

High aspirations

 

[Blue85]

it may get aftermarket AC. All electronic.

Is there aftermarket AC with a valid defrost? (i.e.outside air)

 

[ktmoutfront]

Not that I have seen.

 

[Chickntrk]

Yep. And some idiot ordered a -8 female to -8 barb. Instead of -6 barb. Have to run down town tomorrow now.

Same guy that left the screws on the step of fugly? I wouldn’t let this go unnoticed on his next employee performance review

 

[ktmoutfront]

And lost the feeler gauges so he couldn't gap the new spark plugs.

 

[Bent77]

Go to bed Wade!

 

[ktmoutfront]

Can't sleep. Arms itch from cutting fiberglass.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Someday, when I do take it apart, it may get aftermarket AC. All electronic.

I was thinking today vintage air should make a kit for this. I’m sure it’s a royal pain to install though.

 

[Bent77]

Going to gap those plugs with some flat washers and some dial calipers?