wrx287

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Just a quick one guys.
Im attempting to remove my air con system on my 1997 classic tomorrow
Now i have had a quick look at it today and all looks straight forward.
The system is de-gassed already.
Now the only bit im not sure about is the radiator removal. Do i need to take the cooling radiator out or is there enough room to just move it back a bit?
Also how is the air con rad attached?

Chris8055

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Hi,
Yes if you just undo the rad top mounting brackets u should be able to remove it easy enough but you will have to remove cooling fans first. Only one of the fans stays to cool rad once air con removed
It maybe easier to remove rad as the 10mm bolts are often corroded!!

wrx287

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Where are the bolts situated on the air con rad?

Chris8055

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There are four bolts holing the cooling fan onto the rad , one in each corner

Chris8055

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You need to remove the front grille to access the two bolts. Once removed the bolts are located by the headlights. Hope this helps, Chris.

wrx287

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Cheers

Chris8055

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No worries ;-)

TH3_5T1G

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I'd contemplated removing the air con system from my car too but was advised against it. Not 100% sure where the pump sits on a classic but if its the same as the newage it may upset the balance of the engine.

If you remove weight from one side of the engine it'll be unbalanced. Wear engine mounts quicker, excessive vibration etc etc

Just something to consider

my94wrx

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absolute utter nonsense!! next people will be saying the world is flat!

Chris8055

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Haha............Thats the funnist thing ive heard in ages!

When the classic came out.......the air con was an optional extra and was dealer fit only!! I know cos fitted many.

We did not have to uprate the engine mounts etc and had no problems with the balance of the engine once new pump was fitted.

hahaha......still laughing.

TonyBurns

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The question you should ask yourself is what are you gaining by removing the a/c, you may gain 1/10th of a second to 60mph, you will lose cash on resale as the car wont have it fitted, but its up to you, and your probably going to need to remove the rad to get it out

Tony

TH3_5T1G

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I was obviously misinformed then

Davros 1979

iTrader: (56)

You dont need to remove the rad to get it out.

Mine wasnt working so I removed it. Surprising how much it all weighs.

Chris8055

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I Agree Davros.....but you need to remove the top rad mounts to push the rad back so you can remove the condensor (air con rad).

However the cooling fan bolts do become a bit corroded so might be a bit difficult to remove fan with the rad still in place.

I only fitted ever fitted new ones so was quite easy.......but was a long time ago now!

Yep if its not working might aswell remove it, as itll cost a small fortune to get it working again........plus its not asthough we have blistering hot summers here anyway! Lol

wrx287

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Mine does'nt work mate so no point carrying around dead weight.
Dont think it will affect the price as its not worth much anyway

ratboy

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Recently took mine out...quick easy job and saved 13.4kgs.
Theres a bit more than can be taken out from under the dash thats another few kg's saved....

Fizz

iTrader: (1)

how do you get the bit out under the dash.. pipes are disconnected on my race car but I suspect there is some sort matrix in the heater box somewhere that these pipes are going to?

Rick2017

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Rick2017

I've removed my aircon but left the inside car bit alone. As for the fan I haven't removed it and I glad I didn't because both fan's kicked in together

mellinator2k