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Another good weekend, strip down progressing slowly but steadily. Got two vacuum pods from The Nut - thank you John - which is great. Not only was one actually a block of wood, the other one split in half from rust when I took it out.
Rad fans, radiator and condenser out today. Radiator in surprisingly good nick - considering a lot of the car - would undobtedly benifit fom recoring. But the condenser literally fell to powder in my hands. And that is why I ask the question...
Many people dismiss the Lotuis Elite A/C as poor at best, most successful at using precious BHP from an already old engine. So do I restore the A/C (it's a 503, should have had it) or rebuild without it? What are the implications of not rebuilding with it - I already don't have a compresser and the pipework is kaput. My big question is how would this impact on the heating system, if at all?
Thoughts please?
Another good weekend, strip down progressing slowly but steadily. Got two vacuum pods from The Nut - thank you John - which is great. Not only was one actually a block of wood, the other one split in half from rust when I took it out.
Rad fans, radiator and condenser out today. Radiator in surprisingly good nick - considering a lot of the car - would undobtedly benifit fom recoring. But the condenser literally fell to powder in my hands. And that is why I ask the question...
Many people dismiss the Lotuis Elite A/C as poor at best, most successful at using precious BHP from an already old engine. So do I restore the A/C (it's a 503, should have had it) or rebuild without it? What are the implications of not rebuilding with it - I already don't have a compresser and the pipework is kaput. My big question is how would this impact on the heating system, if at all?
Thoughts please?
Removing the compressor should help the engine cooling by reducing the restriction to air flowing through the radiator which would be a plus.