condenser

pigmy pony · Post by **pigmy pony** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:21 pm

I have an 86 2.9 b2. The guy who owned it before me took the air cond out. The condenser is still in there and I swapping the radiator because I am turning the truck into a manual trans. Is the condenser useless without the air conditioning. Just wanted to make sure before i riped it out.
thank you

deathmetalandrez · Post by **deathmetalandrez** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:35 pm

toss an empty fire extinguisher in there and use it for portable compressed air

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:16 am

the condenser just works as part of the AC if you dont have AC anymore its just taking up space.

Limited · Post by **Limited** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:05 am

you can use a fire extinguisher for OBA?

Bob Myers · Post by **Bob Myers** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:18 pm

don't swap the radiator, use the tranny cooler section for a power steering cooler. Heat is the major cause of the pumps starting to do the infamous whine that Fords are noted to have.

84_4x4 · Post by **84_4x4** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:04 am

no need to swap radiator anyways can just block off ports and save yourself a lot of time even if you don't wanna cool your power steering fluid

ranger5.0 · Post by **ranger5.0** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:18 pm

I wouldn't change the radiator just for the fact that auto radiators are a little bigger to help cool the hot oil. extra cooling nevers hurts.

I know I have lost power steering with a welded front on a trail cause of the overheating of the oil.

Good Idea Bob.