A/C hookup for '95 LT1 retrofit
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From: Ft Laud, FL
Car: '76 Vette
Engine: '95 LT1
Transmission: '95 4L60e
A/C hookup for '95 LT1 retrofit
Got a '76 Stingray that I've put a '95 LT1 engine/4L60e Tranny into and would LOVE to get the A/C up and going.
I'm utilizing Painless Wiring harness and a '95 F-body PCM (Per Painless' instructions). Although the wiring harness did NOT contain the wires needed to run an A/C, I did purchase the correct pins and have added them myself.
Since the engine came out of a '95 Vette, I have the Service Manuals (SM) for the Vette, but only Figure A-6 PCM Wiring Diagram (VIN P) from the F-body manual that someone had e-mailed me as a .pdf file.
It looks like the Vette utilizes an A/C Pressure Cycling Switch to signal the PCM to turn the compressor on or off, while the F-body uses an Evaporator Temp Sensor (w/ a probe inserted into the evaporator).
Doesn't the PCM use low-side pressure to determine (guesstimate) the temp of the evaporator? Can I use the Pressure Cycling Switch if I'm using the F-body PCM? If I MUST use an Evap Temp Sensor and Probe, where do I purchase these? RockAuto.com has something called a "Evap Core Tube Kit" for both the Vette and F-Body (ACDelco part #'s 15-33111 & 15-33131, respectively), but I'm not sure that's what I'm looking for...
Thanks for any additional insite!
I'm utilizing Painless Wiring harness and a '95 F-body PCM (Per Painless' instructions). Although the wiring harness did NOT contain the wires needed to run an A/C, I did purchase the correct pins and have added them myself.
Since the engine came out of a '95 Vette, I have the Service Manuals (SM) for the Vette, but only Figure A-6 PCM Wiring Diagram (VIN P) from the F-body manual that someone had e-mailed me as a .pdf file.
It looks like the Vette utilizes an A/C Pressure Cycling Switch to signal the PCM to turn the compressor on or off, while the F-body uses an Evaporator Temp Sensor (w/ a probe inserted into the evaporator).
Doesn't the PCM use low-side pressure to determine (guesstimate) the temp of the evaporator? Can I use the Pressure Cycling Switch if I'm using the F-body PCM? If I MUST use an Evap Temp Sensor and Probe, where do I purchase these? RockAuto.com has something called a "Evap Core Tube Kit" for both the Vette and F-Body (ACDelco part #'s 15-33111 & 15-33131, respectively), but I'm not sure that's what I'm looking for...
Thanks for any additional insite!
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Ft Laud, FL
Car: '76 Vette
Engine: '95 LT1
Transmission: '95 4L60e
OK, gonna reword this a bit....
If anyone here has a '94 - 95 Camaro w/ A/C... which of the following do you have:
A) A Low-Pressure Cut-off switch,
B) A High-Pressure Cut-off switch,
C) A Pressure Cycling Switch,
D) A Temperature Switch (w/ probe inserted into evaporator)
As stated in top post (probably not too clearly), I'm trying to put A/C into a '76 Stingray that's using a '95 Vette engine and '95 F-body PCM, and trying to make sure there no "communication problems" w/ the PCM when everything is put together.
Thanks!
If anyone here has a '94 - 95 Camaro w/ A/C... which of the following do you have:
A) A Low-Pressure Cut-off switch,
B) A High-Pressure Cut-off switch,
C) A Pressure Cycling Switch,
D) A Temperature Switch (w/ probe inserted into evaporator)
As stated in top post (probably not too clearly), I'm trying to put A/C into a '76 Stingray that's using a '95 Vette engine and '95 F-body PCM, and trying to make sure there no "communication problems" w/ the PCM when everything is put together.
Thanks!
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