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Re: First Small Truck With Air Conditioning in United States

by George Patterson <grpphoto@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sep 18, 2007 at 03:55 AM

Heather & Joe Way wrote:

> The later the truck, the more room it is likely to have under the dash
> and the hood for the necessary hardware, and the more likely that the
> stock engine will be powerful enough to make it practical to drive in
> modern traffic.

I'm not so sure of that. The old flatheads left plenty of room under the
hood; 
mostly above the engine. So did the old inline 6s from the 1950s and 60s.

As far as power is concerned, my '61 E-100 had a lot less power than my
'40 
Ford, and there were plenty of Falcons running around with that engine and
AC. I 
suspect that any small truck after the model-T era would do ok in this
regard.

One problem you may have, though, is the relay that kicks the AC in.
That's 
usually 12v negative ground, and old Fords (at least) are 6v positive
ground. A 
replacement (and some creative wiring) might be needed.

George Patterson
     If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
     to anything.
 




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First Small Truck With Air Conditioning in United States
asherseth@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2007-09-17 16:17:47 
Re: First Small Truck With Air Conditioning in United States
myford100@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2007-09-17 18:44:53 
Re: First Small Truck With Air Conditioning in United States
Heather & Joe Way <  2007-09-17 17:49:45 
Re: First Small Truck With Air Conditioning in United States
George Patterson <grpp  2007-09-18 03:55:16 
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asherseth@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2007-09-17 18:20:49 
Re: First Small Truck With Air Conditioning in United States
myford100@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2007-09-18 10:32:04 
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asherseth@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2007-09-17 18:22:20 
Re: First Small Truck With Air Conditioning in United States
Otto Skorzeny <Forrest  2007-09-18 20:03:39 

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