Recent content by toyak

Wrong time of year for this. I spoke with my son about the car. For us it is location and time issues. Fly from Alaska, rent a car, take the ferry, see your car. Then at the minimum buy snow tires and drive the car roughly 1400 miles (2200 kilometers) to its lower 48 destination in the middle of...

All season tires, summer or Snow?

Some amazing gas mileage being noted here. I have had several 76-77 NY’s (granted mostly beaters) and never saw gas mileage above 12mpg. My current one (not a beater) managed a best 14.2 mpg with essentially all highway at 60-70mph. I then deleted the lean burn d/t drivability issues around town...

19 mpg with 440ci carbureted engine in an almost 5,000 pound is pretty amazing

Yes, the cut of switch was original and meant for R12. This is the new switch and also works with the c body.

Problem solved and A/C works. After doing a lot of reading and not clearly seeing a specific reason for the symptoms I decided to at least replace the a/c compressor low pressure cut off switch and drier before tackling behind the dash. When I was shopping for the switch Classic Industries (car...

Thanks for the video and link monc440!

Thank you for all the help Cody67

Definitely Not an auto temp 2. They were shorting the low pressure switch to verify performance. There did not appear to have any after market mods past the low pressure switch. The oil used is the latest generation and is supposed to be universally compatible. What I do not understand is when...

It is a 1976 Chry New Yorker. If the low pressure switch (the switch I am calling clutch switch for the compressor) fails can that then cause the compressor to switch on/off every few seconds? Could the old a/c oil not being fully drain cause the cycling issue? Why, when they garage plugged in...

It is the manual a/c system. When I bought the car in January the a/c did not work and I assumed it was lacking Freon. I took the car to an acquaintance’s shop and they leaked tested and it held the gas. The oil was supposedly drained and changed to PAg and 134a added. The system was tested and...

A/C has a charge, the plumbing to the fire wall is appropriately cold and the return lines warm. However, the A/C only functions for about a minute. Sometimes if I turn off the A/C and wait minutes while I am driving and then turn it back on it will work for about a minute before failing again...

you both gave way to much thought

Thanks, that took time I am sure.

You did a nice thing