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Hi, just bought a tr6 off of craiglist and am now going to start the process of hunting down and fixing its "needs". The car is a loaded tr6 with a hardtop airconditioning and overdrive. From what i can tell in the pictures, car was originaly a non original overdrive car, but now has the early style, rare overdrive, will this in the collectors eye be a good thing or not? I assume that a previous owner put in the a/c as well. Compressor for airconditioner is the old york compressor and is broken. While the car is being shipped thought i'd ask if anyone in the forum here has any recomendations as to which air compressor i should go with as a good replacement, or is it possible/reasonable to get the original rebuilt?
 
Congrats on the new purchase.

What exactly is wrong with the compressor? Depending on details, you could have it rebuilt, or replace with one of the new Nippondenso compressors. Remember that most of the a/c system will need rebuilding anyway (coil, hoses, etc.) after so many years with the old refrigerant.

Say, how does it drive? Steering, engine, transmission, overdrive, suspension, etc.

Tom
 
3rd alternative, replacement York compressors are readily available as well.

The A/C might be a dealer-installed option, in which case keeping it original might be worth something. Or not, your decision.

As Tom says, you're probably looking at new hoses (they rot over time and won't hold pressure) and a new receiver/dryer at a minimum. You'll also need to decide whether to go with (probably) original R12 (which is expensive but still available) or convert to R134. The R134 is cheaper and more "green", but converted systems never work quite as well as they did originally (which probably wasn't all that well anyway, by modern standards). Either way, the system will likely need to be flushed and evacuated by a licensed technician.

Early OD is a definite plus, IMO, especially if it is period-correct for your car. (In other words, slightly less desirable if your car is a 73-76 model, rather than a 69-72; but still a plus overall.) Much sportier than the later version. And overdrives were at least sometimes added as dealer-installed options, so no one can "prove" that it is not "original". The factory added the "O" suffix to the commission number, but the dealers were not allowed to do that, so lack of the "O" doesn't prove anything either.
 
hondo402000 said:
I thought all TR6 have AC, TOP Down!
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But a few also have it with the top up :laugh:
 
Thanks for all the great replies, i havent got the car yet, making arrangements for shipping. Pictures can only tell so much, looking forward to getting to really look the car over. The car is a 1972 and would make sense that it has airconditioning from original being a down south car. Thanks tr3 driver, like you said i knew that the id plate consisted of an 0 for overdrive, didnt know that overdrive could also be a dealer installed option! Ive heard from other blogs after further researching that sanden is popular also. Having a hardtop will be nice with ac. Thanks for all the info, would like to see the new a/c systems they are producing now that are exact replicas. Anyone install one?
 
FWIW - having recently worked with an old (not Brit) vehicle A/C system -- when replacing the hoses you would do well to go with the barrier hoses that are suitable for R134a even if you are keeping the R12 as it preserves some options down the road.

Yes, the R12 is more expensive than R134a but (depending on system capacity) we may be talking the price of a couple of tanks of gas and the R12 does cool more effectively in systems designed for it.

Good luck -- I suppose A/C is nice even in Mass but would be a real treat in Arizona.
 
Nothing better than driving a DHC with the top down in 90 degree weather with the A/C blasting
 
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