I made a condensor for an old tractor from an evaporator off of a central air conditioner once. I made a custom one once by cutting up an outside unit from another central air unit that was hit by a bullet. The one you have looks like a condensor I pulled from a junk Ford futura. Amazing your copper lines held up, I made my custom a/c lines from steel and crimp the hoses with my hydraulic crimper. Of course the factory lines are often aluminum anyway!
Damn I wish I had your skills that should be fun if you were up here for a couple weeks one summer you can teach me all sorts of cool stuff sounds like you’re an inventor
@@michiganhay7844 I would enjoy it. Was hoping to get out of here this year, had so many problems truck broke down roof leaks etc. I have been resourceful because I grew up poor and am still poor in my opinion. Wish I would have had more formal training but you know how you learn by doing. Got to figure out the best way to get up there, I guess you have a place to stay.
Copper is notorious for cracking in the flares.....Those o ring fittings used now are are called beadlocks................copper steel, brass will silver solder.......Show what you find.... will help if I can
Well that’s where I broke my flare was right at the compressor tightening it down although it has lasted 20 years right now the only other option would be to somehow find the 45° AC flares and find somebody to crimp them on a rubber hose? What last longer the aluminum or the copper? And I was told to use like a medium silver cider otherwise I’d have to heat us too much the guy who was the expert he died a few years back seems like to these guys that know stuff like you do they’re not around anymore
@@farmingforfunandprofit940 thanks I’ll probably be doing that next week if I have any luck locating a condenser I’m wondering are there conversion fittings from 45° flair to the modern O-ring style
Interestingly i have put R134 in my old Dodge Charger and my 1990 F250 and they get plenty cold and don't seem to leak out. Doesn't cool as well but it can get close at times. Had to adjust the expansion valve in my Dodges by tightening a bit.
I made a condensor for an old tractor from an evaporator off of a central air conditioner once. I made a custom one once by cutting up an outside unit from another central air unit that was hit by a bullet. The one you have looks like a condensor I pulled from a junk Ford futura. Amazing your copper lines held up, I made my custom a/c lines from steel and crimp the hoses with my hydraulic crimper. Of course the factory lines are often aluminum anyway!
Damn I wish I had your skills that should be fun if you were up here for a couple weeks one summer you can teach me all sorts of cool stuff sounds like you’re an inventor
@@michiganhay7844 I would enjoy it. Was hoping to get out of here this year, had so many problems truck broke down roof leaks etc. I have been resourceful because I grew up poor and am still poor in my opinion. Wish I would have had more formal training but you know how you learn by doing. Got to figure out the best way to get up there, I guess you have a place to stay.
@@chargermopar Of course I got a place to stay for you I got plenty a room in my house
@@michiganhay7844 It will be great when we do meet. I am sure there is plenty to do, I remember you wanting to rebuild an injection pump.
Get it done. You broke it you fix it LOL🤣🤣
Copper is notorious for cracking in the flares.....Those o ring fittings used now are are called beadlocks................copper steel, brass will silver solder.......Show what you find.... will help if I can
Well that’s where I broke my flare was right at the compressor tightening it down although it has lasted 20 years right now the only other option would be to somehow find the 45° AC flares and find somebody to crimp them on a rubber hose? What last longer the aluminum or the copper? And I was told to use like a medium silver cider otherwise I’d have to heat us too much the guy who was the expert he died a few years back seems like to these guys that know stuff like you do they’re not around anymore
@@michiganhay7844 I forgot exactly what it is called but it is a golden colored wire... does not require a lot of heat.....
Did some research to refresh my memory It is 45% silver
@@farmingforfunandprofit940 thanks I’ll probably be doing that next week if I have any luck locating a condenser I’m wondering are there conversion fittings from 45° flair to the modern O-ring style
AC super seal
Have alot of buddy's try 134a in r12 system and it leaks out of every fitting.
Yeah that’s what’s good to know are use a product called Duracool made in Toronto it’s an R 12 compatible seems to be working pretty good
I do believe you can still buy r12 online and have it shipped to you. Atleast you could 6-7 years ago.
@@e.a.bfarms Oh I didn’t know about that I ran out of are 12 years ago I’ll have to look into that
Interestingly i have put R134 in my old Dodge Charger and my 1990 F250 and they get plenty cold and don't seem to leak out. Doesn't cool as well but it can get close at times. Had to adjust the expansion valve in my Dodges by tightening a bit.
@@chargermopar It might be a tractor issue, I don't know anyone who tried it in automotive.
But it was so old.