Flathead A/C ???

[Rustytoolss]

Has anyone installed A/C on their car? How did it work out? Did it kill the power of the car? Was it a mistake????

[BobT-47P15]

There's a guy in a nearby town who put a/c on his flathead six.

Haven't seen him lately to hear about how it works out.

Next time I see him, I'll try to ask.

[47heaven]

I can't see how it would work. These things get hot enough running without it.

[Young Ed]

I've seen it. I believe Lou is running it on one of his cars.

[Andydodge]

Well theres a guy in Sydney, Australia I know that has a 48 Dodge 3W Coupe and he is building a new engine for it with an Edgy head, twin Carter/Webers & Fenton Headers and I have seen pics of the air conditioning and power steering setup he is including........using a serpentine belt system......with a good new style radiator, correct thermostat and aftermarket electric fans it should be fine......so I'd say that so long as your cooling system is up to spec power air or steer should be possible.......andyd

[grey beard]

I cannot understand why so many on this forum speak to overheating problems in their flatheads, unless some of these water jackets are full of sediment.

I admit to being from the truck side, and mebby our radiators are larger, but with a fresh engine - clean water jacket and distribution tube, etc. - and a clean radiator, I went through the past summer, idled in parades and in traffic, and put about 1,000 miles on the unit, and never saw the temperature gauge go above 180, and I watched it like a hawk.

My thermostat is a 180 degree unit, and my antifreeze is a 50/50 mix. Couldn't want a cooler, nicer running motor for any old beastie. I believe there is plenty of margin on my cooling system to support the added heat of an A/C condenser unit out front. If it DID create any heating problems, I'd remove the bladed fan and add an electric pusher, out front of it all - plenty of room there, behind the grille, too.

Can't speak to the parasitic load on the engine, from a power standpoint, and I believe that was the original question in this threa. JMHO

Good Luck

[Rustytoolss]

If anyone has pictures of A/C on a mopar flathead could you post them ? And even the car with P/S Thanks

[grey beard]

Here ya go, just like you asked for. Don't know whose it is, but it has dual voltage AND A/C. Pretty sanitary, I think. Someone on this forum posted this pic some years back . . .

[Frank Elder]

That belong's to Lou Earle according to the tag.

[Captain Neon]

Cool! He's got both 12v and 6v installed too.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Lou's car is running two distinct power supplies on this car...12 and 6...one Generator..on alternator..plus as you see the AC and a few other things..not mention a few other engine performance parts and OD

[Don Coatney]

Lou Earls air conditioned car was built by the brother of Richis Hodge. Here

are a few more pictures. The spark plug wires do not have insulation where

they connect to the spark plugs. But they have lots of spark. Dont ask me

how I know this.