Alternate Compressors on a Type85?

[Ti Kan]

David writes:
> Well, my AC died. I suspect it's just a leak somewhere...but I need to
> charge it up a bit with R134 with dye to find out where. If it turns out
> the old York compressor is dead...

What strange timing... I was just reading your article in the new
issue of Quattro Quarterly... :)

> I'd like to use something that weighs
> less and is more efficient. I know that someone used to make an adaptor
> bracket to allow me to use a Saden, but for the life of me, I can't find
> it. I thought it was from IceAC.com but I don't see it there.

Yes, iceac.com has the adapter brackets.  They don't normally sell
just the bracket alone (they prefer to sell whole conversion kits),
but if you call them you might be able to talk them into selling you
just the bracket and associated installation hardware.  The Sanden
compressor it works with is the SD-5 series.

> Anyone
> know? I had another idea. Early 5Kts have AC Delco compressors, right? Did
> any of them have the compressor on the lower passenger side? I'd lvoe to
> use a trusty and cheap GM rotory compressor, prefurably the non-pancake
> one. I've had GM  products and I will say...they have great AC systems,
> if the Coupe had and AC system HALF as good as the one in either my 78
> or 85 Impalas...I'd be dancing in the street. So, anyone care to comment
> on manybe using the braket from and early 5K? Does it have to come from
> a turbo? Will it even work? Thoughts?

My '84 5KT has a AC delco compresor and it's a boat anchor.  Not sure
if you'd be able to get one to fit in a type 85, but I would look at
the Sanden first.

-Ti