Underdash A/C unit

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:56 pm

Ok all, I got my A/C unit in the mail today, ( thanks Flyflinger). I need some guidance now. I am assuming that this thing takes the place of my heater core and the blower.

Do I pull all of it out or do I have to leave some of it in there? Here goes another project

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fordman · Post by **fordman** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:26 pm

i think it all comes out except the heater ducts to the dash.

Sharkdance · Post by **Sharkdance** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:05 pm

Fordman is right. Except you will need the boot that connects it to the passenger side kick panel, and remove the two body plugs in the firewall for the different heater hose routing.
You will also need to find bolts for the holes in the firewall that line up with the AC unit. Not to mention the ones that holt it up under that dash.
Also, if you have a fondness for your glove box you can forget about that because it will have to go to make room for the evap. The glove box door will just be for decoration when your done.

boots · Post by **boots** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:12 pm

Heavenlyfire wrote: Here goes another project .

i know how that goes!

good luck with the AC. I plan to do it.....someday...... haha

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:25 pm

are you sure it is a/c heater combo or is it the Dealers Frigiking?

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:27 pm

It is both, looked at that today.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:29 pm

ok just wondering. good luck with it.

Joe Kriston · Post by **Joe Kriston** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:12 pm

Hold on,John...I've had three different dealer a/c units and they all had their own fan for blowing air,but the heating fan,defroster etal.,stayed intact...Make sure you don't start tearing apart stuff that you don't have to...

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:01 am

Thanks Joe, I was looking at some of that stuff too. I will get a pic up today of what I have so that everyone can know what I am talking about

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dablack00 · Post by **dablack00** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:25 am

I guess I'm having a hard time...its Friday you know. Are you saying it is a dealer add on or factory unit. I'm hoping it is factory and you take good notes and lots of pictures. I know Keith is going that route and he will take good notes, but I don't know when he is going to get around to AC. It starts getting hot here around March so I need to get mine done soon.

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:04 pm

I do believe this is a factory model. It has all the right tags on it but I am not sure. This is a pic of the underdash unit, maybe someone can tell me which one it is. I will start a new thread on it as soon as I can get my pulleys to line up. That is the one thing holding me back right now.

Joe Kriston · Post by **Joe Kriston** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:57 am

John,I can't quite tell from the pics,...are the on/off and fan switches just underneath those vents or are they part of the heater/defroster switches that are mounted in the dash?...

Oh,...and where did you get the genuine,original,factory,Ford work gloves?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:08 am

yes thats a factory a/c i have one in my truck.

dablack00 · Post by **dablack00** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 7:25 am

Yep, That factory.

Heavenlyfire,

I see that you will be working on your projects over the winter like me. These guys up north don't understand why we don't get a lot done in the summer. The winter is the only time we have where we can be in the garage and get dehydrated. The only problem w/ me is, I get off work at 4:30 and it gets dark by 5:30.

Post by **FORDification** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:32 am

I started to reply to this post this morning with a fairly detailed step-by-step on how to install a factory A/C setup, complete with pictures, but the reply kept getting longer and longer and....then I decided I should just write up a tutorial for the site, so I can go into good detail and include a lot of pictures. I just got started on this. Give me a couple days to finish it up and hopefully all your questions will be answered.

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