410 Air Conditioning

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by AndrewA

Kevin who kindly looks after this forum will probably sort it out for you if you ask nicely!

I will indeed! John, please email the image to webmaster @bristolcars.info and I will get it uploaded for you.


Kevin

[Kevin H]

I have added the missing photo of John's air conditioner to his post http://www.bristolcars.info/forums/8...html#post12982

[David C]

Useful picture, thank you. It would be really handy to have a picture of where and how the A/C compressor is mounted on the engine if possible, please.

[Thomas591]

Originally Posted by David C

Useful picture, thank you. It would be really handy to have a picture of where and how the A/C compressor is mounted on the engine if possible, please.

Here are some pictures from my Bristol factory installed AC system.

Regards
Thomas

[John Keighley]

Originally Posted by David C

Thank you for that. Loving the exhaust manifolds. Who made or supplied those?

I'm still keen to see some pictures of aircon compressor mounted on 410 engine as this is very different from the 411.

Hi David, I know the alternator has to move to allow installation of the compressor but we haven’t reached that point yet. Hopefully soon I’ll have something to show.

[David C]

You may not have to move the alternator. Sam Frost kindly sent me a link to pictures of his 410 that has a factory installed A/C system. This has the compressor mounted above the power steering pump and looks a much better proposition in a Bristol. His car is away at the moment but I'm hoping to have a good look at it when it returns. If I go ahead with the conversion I plan to make some similar brackets but for a smaller, lighter compressor.

If anyone else is interested maybe we should get a design together that can be easily reproduced for anyone following suit.

I am wondering whether to change the hidden under dashboard quadrant ventilation control for a push / pull that is a bit more accessible.

[Kevin H]

John,
It looks like it's a bit late now, but did you consider fitting an A/C unit that provided both cooling and heating and routing it through the existing air vents?
Kevin