Recently decided it was time to get some cold AC on the Lincoln.
My crushed blue one (#1) had great AC.
So decided to move the compressor, lines, condenser/cooler/radiator assembly over to this high mileage car. The AC compressor was noisy AF on the high mileage car.
Swapped it all over. Used a can of AC flush to get the evap core flushed out...why? The orfice tube was clogged with metal!
Replaced shraeders on lines from
Car #1. Lubed o rings. Installed new accumulator from ford. Installed new radiator because original was rotting out - fins were at least.
So got everything replaced, moved over. Bled cooling system. Oiled system up. Installed new orfice. Vacuum, charged and the gauges showed a blockage on low side :-( w t f.
So the evap core must still
Have crap in it. So tonight going to replace the evap core. Town Car uses its own evap core different from Crowns and Grands.
Hope that fixes it.
Btw the replacement radiator from Spectra for the 03+ panthers is MADE IN China!!! $160 from Autozone. I try to avoid using Chinese crap but no real option...
So rad and evap core will be Chinese on this car...yay....
Used to be able to get canadian made Spectra box panther radiators at autozone for $100 or so. I hope they still make those in Canada
My crushed blue one (#1) had great AC.
So decided to move the compressor, lines, condenser/cooler/radiator assembly over to this high mileage car. The AC compressor was noisy AF on the high mileage car.
Swapped it all over. Used a can of AC flush to get the evap core flushed out...why? The orfice tube was clogged with metal!
Replaced shraeders on lines from
Car #1. Lubed o rings. Installed new accumulator from ford. Installed new radiator because original was rotting out - fins were at least.
So got everything replaced, moved over. Bled cooling system. Oiled system up. Installed new orfice. Vacuum, charged and the gauges showed a blockage on low side :-( w t f.
So the evap core must still
Have crap in it. So tonight going to replace the evap core. Town Car uses its own evap core different from Crowns and Grands.
Hope that fixes it.
Btw the replacement radiator from Spectra for the 03+ panthers is MADE IN China!!! $160 from Autozone. I try to avoid using Chinese crap but no real option...
So rad and evap core will be Chinese on this car...yay....
Used to be able to get canadian made Spectra box panther radiators at autozone for $100 or so. I hope they still make those in Canada
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