Re: ihc-digest V5 #123

[Owen <renarac@domain.elided>]

Ah, no.......
Possibly he used the GM "pancake" compressor.
The York style (piston) and the GM axial (long cylinder) put out a helluva lot
more than a 12V compressor.
Technically, the freon compressors do need the lubrication qualities of freon,
but for compressor use, don't sweat it. Newer refrigerants don't have the
librication qualities and the new compressors are designed accordingly, but
you'll pay $$$$$ for those type and you don't need it.
You won't be running it non-stop to and from work as if it was being used for
AC. If you blow one up, big deal, go to the junk yard and find another one.
$25-$45
But I doubt you will unless you're running it heavily at your shop. And if
you're doing that, it'd be cheaper to buy a 220v shop compressor than pay for
all that gas you burn in your IHC V-8!

Owen Minor
Tacoma,WA

daniel.r.felix.1 wrote:

> I think Mark asked this a while back and I haven't seen any answers to it.
> I was wondering about it myself, too.  Don't the A/C compressors have to
> have some kind of lubricant from the freon??  One of my uncles says it
> doesn't, he's a mechanic and has apparently done this conversion to an air
> compressor.  One of my other uncles, however, said that they do require
> lubrication from the freon.  He used to be a mechanic, but got out of it
> about 10 years ago.  Who is right??  I'm not sure, but could both of them
> be right, i.e. could/do the newer compressors that use the new refrigerant
> not need lubrication from the lubricant, and the older ones that use freon
> need the lubricant??  My uncle who has done the conversion said that the
> one he did it on didn't put out that much pressure, and that a compressor
> that plugged into a 12v outlet would probably work better.
> I am thinking about doing this conversion on a compressor and putting it
> on my 800.  Any and all help with this would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Dan Felix
> 1966 Scout 800
> 1965 Scout 80



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