A/C Compressor Conversion to Air Source
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richpblaze
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- Stansbury Park, Utah
Yes
There are kits available try Kilby I have an oiler for 15.00
There are kits available try Kilby I have an oiler for 15.00
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- Bountiful, land of rocks
richpblaze said:
What's the details on that? I might use my stock GM one if that'll work with it.
James K
NO, I'm always like this
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- Taylorsville, Ut
do the york, you'll be happier.mbryson said:
richpblaze
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- Stansbury Park, Utah
Definetly
I tried using my GM bad idea use the york
James K said:
I tried using my GM bad idea use the york
waynehartwig
www.jeeperman.com
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- Mead, WA
Exactly what I was goign to say.James K said:
A York is self lubricated, while a Sanden is not. Meaning you will need to have an oiler in front of the Sandon and then a coalescing filter on the other side. With the York, you will just need the coalescing filter. Kilby also makes a kit that hooks up to the coalescing filter and the York to put the oil back in the crankcase that it removes from the air. A York will also put out more air than a Sanden. You can get a York out of a wrecking yard for about $20. The higher CFM models are difficult to find. A lot of the refrigeration trailers use Yorks as well, so the parts are easily found there.
Check out Kilby's website, there is some good tech info....
Here is a schematic of how the system is set up. Like has been said, use a York.
http://www.kilbyenterprises.com/oba-scem.htm
http://www.kilbyenterprises.com/oba-scem.htm
I have been told I can not use my compressor for OBA, but I am not sure if I could mount a York to my LT1 motor.....
It would sure be easier to use the compressor that is already on the motor, don't really need much air anyways. I have a CO tank, but I don't want to carry it along.
Chris R.
It would sure be easier to use the compressor that is already on the motor, don't really need much air anyways. I have a CO tank, but I don't want to carry it along.
Chris R.
waynehartwig
www.jeeperman.com
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- Mead, WA
What makes you say that? They have serpentine clutches and if you aren't using your ac, put this in place of it. You might need a longer/shorter belt, but.. Here is a listing of all of their kits.Crinco said:
http://www.alljeep.com/oscommerce/index.php?cPath=43_76
SnwMnkys
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- Orem, Utah
Wow Kilbys stuff is expensive. Couldnt you make there oil return kit for a few dollars?
richpblaze
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- Stansbury Park, Utah
Well good luck
I have already installed my York and I was the first person that I or kilby knows that have put a York in a 2000 or newer 4.3 vortec. It was a pita finding all the parts. Yours will be much easier search and you will find all kinds or info..
WJ ZUK said:I will go against the grain and make my own. It might take me while, but I will be cheaper and show the non believers!!! Then I will use it to help fix you when your break next to the samurai
I have already installed my York and I was the first person that I or kilby knows that have put a York in a 2000 or newer 4.3 vortec. It was a pita finding all the parts. Yours will be much easier search and you will find all kinds or info..
I think returning the oil from the filter back to the pump is stupid. First off in the fifteen years I have run mine I have had to add a little bit of oil maybe 3 or 4 times. Second and more importantly there is not only oil caught in that filter chamber but quite a bit of water as well.
waynehartwig
www.jeeperman.com
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- Mead, WA
I agree... Water, dirt, etc. I've ran mine for about a year now and I've only had to top it off once. I've used it to air up my 35's from 10-30 psi dozens of times.bobdog said:
SnwMnkys said:
I guess it's expensive if you're comparing junk yard parts to new parts, but Kilby's stuff is all new, and professionally done. I know his margins because I worked his booth at SEMA and Off Road Expo in Pomona last year. He's very competitively priced and like any business, needs to make a small profit on his products to stay in business.
So, it all comes down to either you figuring out everything you need and running all over the place trying to find it, or buying it from a reputable source and getting everything you need, new, with detailed instructions, that's easy to intall and guaranteed to work. I'm not saying it brain surgery to figure it out, but some people prefer spending a bit more to get exactly what they want and eliminate the hassle.
waynehartwig
www.jeeperman.com
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- Mead, WA
That is my opinion as well. Sure, I could have gone out and found the high CFM compressor that Kilby uses. Heck, Kilby even TELLS you how to identify one! He's not secretive in any of the items he sells. He doesn't mark them differently either, so you can't figure out who actually makes it and how to buy it cheaper. Yeah, the kits are pricy, but you get EVERYTHING you will need to setup a COMPLETE OBA kit. From the correct drive belt, to the air tank, to the front and rear bumper connections. The only thing you have to supply is the kill switch and wiring, if you want a kill switch. Plus, you pay a little extra because he did all of the research for you so you don't have to do it, plus, he'll support and stand behind his product 100%.Bart said: