A/C conversion to Sanden/R134

[Mark L. Chang]

Seems that the Sanden units that we're all talking about are beind
discontinued by the manufacturer. Sanden.com lists the SD series (piston
drive) as going away.

Mark

On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 07:34:26AM -0700 or thereabouts, james accordino wrote:
> Yeah, thanks Ti.  I was aware of Sanden.  Yes a very
> nice looking clean alloy cylinder.  Mounting and
> connections require a trip to the hose shop and some
> fab.  I just seemed to remember something at a
> junkyard that there was a newer, simpler and more
> effiecent alternative that was in a mass marketed
> vehicle.  I wonder what Nissan, Yokto and Mazda are
> running for compressors in their current vehicles?
> Anyone know?
>
> Jim Accordino
>
> --- Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:
> > james accordino writes:
> > > I "thought" I read somewhere that there was a
> > newer,
> > > lighter, more efficient...blah, blah.  Did anyone
> > else
> > > ever hear of a newer compressor being more
> > reliable?
> > > I thought it was an Asian manufacturer I hadn't
> > heard
> > > of.  At least WRT compressors.  Aisin?  Kyocera?
> > > Hynix?
> >
> > Sanden is Asian (Japanese).  They used to be called
> > Sankyo many years
> > ago.  Their compressors are quite good.  While not
> > featherweight,
> > they are lighter and more compact than the York or
> > GM compressors
> > found in some Audis.  The Sanden design is still
> > quite modern and
> > reliable.
> >
> > -Ti
> > 2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
> > 2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
> > 1984 5000S turbo
> > 1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
> > --
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>
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