Vintage Air install

[JKIII FJ40]

how's the heat in the foot wells, it appears there are louvers at the rear for both foot wells.

 

[timestretcher]

the compressor is last the piece i installed. the bracket provided for mounting the compressor, mounts to the bosses where the oem alternator is. their new mount holds BOTH the comp and the alt. alt on bottom. youll need belts, as they are not provided. i ended up using about a 59 and a 48 inch belt, but i suggest grabbing several belts around those sizes to see which fits best. i used gates hi power II belts, because thats what i could find locally. slap some paint on the bracket, and get to work. its a tight fit, i will say. its hard to get the alt snug enough for the belt to not squeal at the angle it is under the compressor. once installed, i burped the coolant system and tested the heat, worked great. then i had a local shop that specializes in vintage air kits vac my system out and charge it. the AC blows nice and cold and the new blowers are very powerfull. the defrosters will blow your dang hat off. i need to "clean" up my wiring a little bit still but the system is installed and works fine. last piece is a cover that mounts to the blower in the cab to protect from passenger karate kicks. the kit takes up A LOT of passenger foot space btw.
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Did it come with pulleys for the extra belt?

 

[asu4runner]

Did it come with pulleys for the extra belt?

im not sure what you mean. there are no added pulleys for this system, although to be honest there probably should be an idler pulley added somewhere to help belt tension.

 

[Ackcruisers]

how's the heat in the foot wells, it appears there are louvers at the rear for both foot wells.

I find the heat at the foot wells is inadequate. The AC works beautifully. The heat issue makes no sense to me. With the engine temp at 200+ degrees, it should be hot. I’ve adjusted everything that can be adjusted and still not pleased with the heat. It’s been a long time since I owned my 69 but recall the factory heater blowing hot at my feet.

 

[JKIII FJ40]

I find the heat at the foot wells is inadequate. The AC works beautifully. The heat issue makes no sense to me. With the engine temp at 200+ degrees, it should be hot. I’ve adjusted everything that can be adjusted and still not pleased with the heat. It’s been a long time since I owned my 69 but recall the factory heater blowing hot at my feet.

thanks for letting me know

 

[timestretcher]

im not sure what you mean. there are no added pulleys for this system, although to be honest there probably should be an idler pulley added somewhere to help belt tension.

My f engine only has one grove in crankshaft pulley. I was wondering if the kit had a pulley to make it two grove.

 

[firemanj92]

My f engine only has one grove in crankshaft pulley. I was wondering if the kit had a pulley to make it two grove.

You have to find a 2 groove pulley from later year 2f motors and add a fan spacer for 2G to fit, assuming you have a bolt on crank pulley (the big nut will work).

 

[salatorre06]

Does anyone have a recommendation on what seam sealer to use for the firewall to plate install?

 

[asu4runner]

Does anyone have a recommendation on what seam sealer to use for the firewall to plate install?

i just went to my local autobody paint store and bought a tube. i believe it was 3M