AIR CON for the MK3????

[wolfrace 116]

Getting into an ac car in this weather is a luxury. Looks like a job you could do Pete. Top idea.

[Beowulf 87]

Pete - all I can say is - I look forward to the build thread, lmao.

[cortina-city 141]

yes ill do a build thread for it. ill be off the local breakers lookin for bits soon

[Captain Scarlet 95]

yea baby she got it.

 

ok its only fresh air but hey its a boost

i havent been out on the road with it yet but im gonna go for a quick spin now and check how it performs

 

how about making an air con adaption whilst we are at it. stack a evaporator unit behind the heater matrix and fit a flow valve to heater hoses activated with a switch, fit a compressor pump and condensor in place of PAS setup, rad in front grill area. hit the switch- clutch on compressor goes on, valve shuts off hot water to matrix, signal sent to high setting on fan,

 

what you think captain?

 

Sounds good Pete,not much room behind these dash's though is there,think i will just open a window :rofl:

 

Have you noticed that when you have window down in MK3 's (or most old cars) there is none of that horrible buffeting you get with modern cars,must be something to do with poor aerodynamics of older cars,and they deflect the air away from the side windows.

 

Fixed my creaky console too now too :),it was rubbing the dash,so that was 4 jobs done in one ,fan high setting ,fan boost switch,CD player from jumping,and creaky console ,thanks Pete if you hadnt posted this i wouldn't have got around to it :thumbup: :cheers:

[Jason 5]

There will be loads of little things like this I don't know about the Cortina.

 

I owned a Mk2 Fiesta for YEARS before realising you could take the Factory fit sunroof out!

I never got a Ford manual with the car and the Haynes manual conveinently missis this information out.

LOL!

 

I take it out every opportunity I get. :) Making up for lost time.

 

So don't worry. I feel your pain. :)

 

Jason.

[cortina-city 141]

Sounds good Pete,not much room behind these dash's though is there,think i will just open a window :rofl:

 

Have you noticed that when you have window down in MK3 's (or most old cars) there is none of that horrible buffeting you get with modern cars,must be something to do with poor aerodynamics of older cars,and they deflect the air away from the side windows.

 

Fixed my creaky console too now too :),it was rubbing the dash,so that was 4 jobs done in one ,fan high setting ,fan boost switch,CD player from jumping,and creaky console ,thanks Pete if you hadnt posted this i wouldn't have got around to it :thumbup: :cheers:

 

 

yes theres no buffeting, its great to have both windows down on mine, drove to Cortina liek that most of the way and you can still hear the music fine too. even from my little radio

[littlenewt2067 33]

You know I knew cos you asked me in the pub car park in Monmouth!! (Where I got my gammon minge) :ninja:

[nogE 91]

......... just seen this......... WHAT?????????????????/ no way....... now I,m having to go unlock and have a look.........pete..... are you in a mk3?????

Edited July 25, 2013 by nogE

[nogE 91]

Far to many mentions of the word "knob" Peter you now have an official yellow card :rofl:

 

 

nic....you have knob on the brain??????????

[D-FENS 79]

Please tell me Gazza does your knob work on full blast in my face .

[canadian_Mk3 9]

I never knew they had it, but the heater facia from the "GT" I stripped had it right on it?

[nogE 91]

Please tell me Gazza does your knob work on full blast in my face .

 

 

that just don,t sound right nic :thumbdown:

[nogE 91]

:rofl: :rofl: come on................ who did know about this without being told or reading it somewhere.....that heater/fan SLIDE {nick} is also a pull SWITCH {nick}..

 

I have gone through the handbooks etc and never really picked up on it.. :oops: :wacko: :blush: :tears: .... pete.... I always thought the inya face vents never done much....... now I feel the force.... :rofl: ..... I,m glad you mentioned this...very brave man :thumbup:

Edited July 26, 2013 by nogE

[nogE 91]

I never knew they had it, but the heater facia from the "GT" I stripped had it right on it?

 

 

wonna get a gt facia now...... would they clip straight in other models?

[wolfrace 116]

From what I remember you pull the plastic knobs off the end of the levers (bottom one has a small plastic pin that holds it on) and a corresponding hole in the lever then the facia is just stuck to the surround so replacing it with one from a GT is straight forward (control levers in the same place) I used some double sided tape when refitting mine.