Help with "restoring" dealer installed Clardy A/C on 1982

[Geezer Cruzzer]

Trying to rework/restore the Clardy A/C on our '82. I had an old-fashioned shade tree local A/C shop get it working in 2017. The Clardy air distribution box is in place and sound. The second owner removed the compressor, dryer and associated hoses. The condenser is original and sound. The shade tree tech installed a reconditioned compressor and cobbled together the dryer and hose routing location. The vibration from the compressor has taken out the seals on the dryer hose connections which was mounted willy nilly to the compressor. Worked great until last spring.

I need some photographs of where the dryer was mounted and the hose routing for a dealer installed Clardy. I know the Clardy was used from at least 1978 to at least 1982. Would appreciate some pictures of an intact system showing location of the dryer and hose mounting.

Thanks,
Jack

 

[tstepp920]

How did your restoration of the Clardy A/C go?

 

[Geezer Cruzzer]

I haven't done it yet. I still would like to see pics of an original install before proceeding. Only place I found that would attempt to do the work is in central Phoenix. Requires about a 60 mile dive on 65 mph roads which means they are going 75-80 mph. Miss Scarlett is about a 55-60 mph kind of girl. She is rock steady at that speed. I'm just not sure I want to put myself in that kind of danger.

 

[tstepp920]

I haven't done it yet. I still would like to see pics of an original install before proceeding. Only place I found that would attempt to do the work is in central Phoenix. Requires about a 60 mile dive on 65 mph roads which means they are going 75-80 mph. Miss Scarlett is about a 55-60 mph kind of girl. She is rock steady at that speed. I'm just not sure I want to put myself in that kind of danger.

Please send me their contact info. I’ll ship mine if they will don’t job. Thanks. The unit I have matches the photo attached

 

[Geezer Cruzzer]

Please send me their contact info. I’ll ship mine if they will don’t job. Thanks. The unit I have matches the photo attached

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What I'm really looking for is the mounting location of the dryer and hose routing under the hood. My air handler inside and condenser are in working condition.

 

[JVZii]

I stole this pic from @Wadesters site he had an 82 a while back. This may help.

Do you have one of these huge compressors? I am not sure if there were different ones.

 

[Geezer Cruzzer]

I stole this pic from @Wadesters site he had an 82 a while back. This may help.

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Do you have one of these huge compressors? I am not sure if there were different ones.

I knew somebody here would help me! That is definitely the Clardy install. I remember that huge compressor on our '78. Mine is a newer smaller from 2017 that is dead. I was mainly looking for the dryer location. I do now also remember the hose running across the battery and what a pain that was. This gives me something to work with.

 

[JVZii]

I did a Clardy install and built a little bracket for the dryer at the front of the engine. Then I ran the hoses high over the battery.

 

[Living in the Past]

If you replace that receiver with what is being called a dryer you will be very disappointed. Any A/C tech who calls it a dryer I wouldn't let touch my system. Dryers and receiver are completely different has two different purposes.