DeTomaso Mailing List: April 1997, Message #133
     



From: pantera@pobox.com (David Doddek)

Subject: Re: Aaargghhh!! A/C!

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 22:29:10 -0500



>BUT DON'T RUN THE COMPRESSOR EMPTY (or low), as you will burn it out.

>Ted

>http://home1.gte.net/tmitch/pe.htm     tmitch@gte.net

>

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Actually that is not necessarily true.  The ford piston compressors have

frequently been used as air compressors.  I knew a guy that worked at the

test department of BorgWarner where they tested the compressors.  He said

that when let run they would pump up over 600 psi before the blew the head

off.  They actually have a oil in the crank case that allows them to run as

an air compressor.  The biggest problem is that the freon comtaminates the

oil and when exposed to air it will make an acid that will eat up the

compressor.  As long as you do not have any air in the system and it is just

out of freon, then it should not hurt the compressor.



David Doddek     pantera@pobox.com    www.pobox.com/~pantera    217-422-3722

69 EFI Fairlane, 89 T-bird SC, 74 Twin turbo NOS EFI Pantera (I like to go fast)