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Where did u get that nifty mixer valve for the heat?i am def going to need one of those
Believe it or not, that part was purchased as a stock replacement part from our local O'Reilly Auto Parts store. It might just be specific to the particular brand that they carry, but if you go to their website and buy that valve for a 86 Monte Carlo SS, the same part should show up at your doorstep.
The latest progress on the Holley Monte Carlo SS reassembly is the installation of the radiator and fans and the battery and electrical work you can see off to the side in this image. We are putting this car together as a development vehicle to be able to test existing and future new products, so some things you'll see along the way may not be indicative of what you'd see in a typical one-off build.
Todd that fitting sitting on the compresser in this pic I think it's the one I need for my r4 compresser.am I right? I've been trying to fig out Ac lines
Todd that fitting sitting on the compresser in this pic I think it's the one I need for my r4 compresser.am I right? I've been trying to fig out Ac lines
If you are using the stock style Monte R4 compressor. I have heard that the 80s Camaro hoses will work.
I don't see why you couldn't just use all of the lines and fittings for a Olds g body they had the compressor on the passenger side.
I was previously of the thinking that that's the way I would go if I was doing this swap on my personal car...and then I saw the lab tech assembling the A/C system on our Monte Carlo SS use the Aeroquip hose and reusable fittings and I was sold on that method. I think if I wanted a factory appearing system I would still go with the factory Olds parts, but for ease and speed of install the Aeroquip approach is hard to beat.
When I first tried the old hoses they were close but the compresser is clocked different now with the holley bracket and is closer to the heater box. So today I tried a new set of factory hoses I bought over the summer. They are much more pliable then the petrified ones I took off and I think with some tweaking they will work .one hose has a little holding tank on it as it comes out of the compresser ,it will be at a weird angle now so I might try to bend it up once installed. If it don't work I'm going aeroquip .I will also look into the camaro hoses Todd, thank you for taking the time to answer my questions it is much appreciated!
When I first tried the old hoses they were close but the compresser is clocked different now with the holley bracket and is closer to the heater box. So today I tried a new set of factory hoses I bought over the summer. They are much more pliable then the petrified ones I took off and I think with some tweaking they will work .one hose has a little holding tank on it as it comes out of the compresser ,it will be at a weird angle now so I might try to bend it up once installed. If it don't work I'm going aeroquip .I will also look into the camaro hoses Todd, thank you for taking the time to answer my questions it is much appreciated!
No problems on the info jimmyg, that's the whole point of me being here. Do you think anyone has noticed that it took more time to install your shifter then it did to get your engine, transmission and headers bolted in?
I was told they were "house brand" houses sourced from O'Reilly Auto Parts, so you may have to do a little snooping on their website or in one of their stores to cross-reference them to another brand.
01-09-2015, 05:01 PM
