Neil Thompson has been upgrading the 289 under the hood of his '66 coupe for quite some time. Current upgrades include a chrome alternator, an Edelbrock aluminum intake topped by a Holley four-barrel ...

Vehicle cooling and warming systems, also known as air conditioners, are desirable technologies in vehicles. They provide a comfortable climate for the driver and passengers by keeping the cabin cool ...

How does a tech know the a/c compressor he or she is diagnosing is actually failed and that the problem is not a crankcase heater, condenser fan, or rubbed out wire? According to the contractors The ...

Got an old air conditioning compressor lying around? And some engineering skills? Why not turn that thing into a real, working internal combustion engine? That's what one YouTuber did, and the result ...

Article 440 applies to electrically driven air-conditioning (A/C) and refrigeration equipment. Each equipment manufacturer has the compressor motor built to its own specifications. The motors are ...

Air-conditioning compressors often last the life of a vehicle, but they can fail because bearings wear out, seals leak and long-term corrosion takes its toll, plus other factors. If a compressor does ...

Several units of the 2023 GMC Acadia were shipped with an undersized air conditioning compressor, according to a new GM Customer Satisfaction Program announcement which also details a fix for the ...

In principle, air conditioners and refrigeration units don't produce cold air. These systems transfer heat from one place to another and therefore reduce temperature in a confined area (passenger ...

Air conditioning is one of those modern wonders that's nice to graft into our classic hot rods. Yeah, you could get A/C from the factory back in the '60s, but by today's standards it comes up lacking.

The capacity of a compressor can be affected by a refrigeration system’s ever-changing pressures. In addition, suction pressure entering the compressor will change the density of the suction gasses ...

HVAC systems differ from one hybrid to the next, and some systems, such as those on Honda and Toyota Prius 2001-’03 models have used a scroll compressor, which can be powered via a belt when the ...