Hello All,
So like others I want to have a fully operational a/c system but the suspension and all the rest puts a big premium on real estate under the hood. There are some large grapefruit sized plastic vacuum canisters that Dorman makes that would fit almost anywhere— would a smaller canister still let all the a/c functions work as usual? The fingers can is just nasty looking, big and a hoping can be swapped for a smaller piece!
Thx!
A/C and Vacuum Cannister??
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Re: A/C and Vacuum Cannister??
Before I answer can I see a picture of the exact part of the system you would like to change.
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A/C and Vacuum Cannister??
I used one from a 90's ranger. Its grapefruit sized and I dont have any AC issues
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Re: A/C and Vacuum Cannister??
Perfect Ryan I was going to say mine always worked fine using a ranger one. We have also replaced the blower with a ranger unit in the TTB f150 we have. We gain about 5 inches up on fire wall.
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Re: A/C and Vacuum Cannister??
You can also trim & re-seal the blower box to get size down. Way back when I put the supercharged 3.8L in the ranger I had space issues and hacked a good chunk off the fan/blower box and the just sealed it back up with a thin piece of aluminum sheet I put a bead of silicone on and then pop riveted to the remaining plastic. It would work a bit better if you put some heat barrier on the aluminum but I was young & dumb!
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Re: A/C and Vacuum Cannister??
Yep Ryan that’s exactly what I was asking about! Willie what Ranger part did you put on exactly to gain clearance?
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Re: A/C and Vacuum Cannister??
Nice! that would save a good amount of space.RyanDS650X wrote:I used one from a 90's ranger. Its grapefruit sized and I dont have any AC issues
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