Reply to "Running hot and A/C not a good combo"

When I bought my car the AC didn't work. It hadn't worked for years. I replaced the stock York compressor with a rotary R12 compressor and replaced the dryer. I had the system evac'ed and recharged. Everything else is stock. The system works GREAT. 32 degrees at the vent. Yes, R12 is a thing of the past but it is readily available at most AC shops. Yes, it is expensive. Cost me $250 to recharge the system but the R12 is much more efficiant then the R134. I'm told if you switch to R134 then you have to change everything. I don't know if that is true or not but I can tell you mine works great.

I also have the Fluidyne Aluminum Radiator, Weiand Aluminum Water Pump and a 160 degree T'stat. My car runs about 180 degrees most of the time. I only have 1 sucker fan and 1 pusher fan. The reason for this is I had 2 14 inch sucker fans from a different car that I removed a while ago. I tried to mount them both but it was slightly to wide so I only used 1. Even with the one the car runs cool...