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Title: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: loman4ec on March 22, 2011, 10:11:50 pm This guy has been posting on ebay for a long time but this one is the best so far. Talk about over-restored. What do you guys think of this? I just wonder if he ever sells them? I couldn't imagine putting this in a restored machine. I can't believe he uses polished diamond plate for the bottom :biggrin: I am surprised he didn't chrome plate the compressor :biggrin:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300539116054&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en#ht_500wt_1156 Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: johnieG on March 22, 2011, 10:26:58 pm Nice... :Oo: that'll look OEM in a restored Cavalier96 :blush: maybe some pin-stripes & side flames???
hope that's not a liquid/high side filter-dryer installed on the evaporators' suction line looks like he chopped of 1/3 of it & braze it onto the line...yikes! Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: SIGNGUY on March 23, 2011, 09:53:37 am I can't see how this configuration would even work in a V81? or similiar? lots of tubing would have to be bent and moved around? and from the looks of it the compressor and condensor are switche around and backwards... hmmm
Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: loman4ec on March 23, 2011, 10:23:10 am Since he makes them I think he would have one for the 81 specifically.
Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: loman4ec on March 23, 2011, 01:59:03 pm I can't believe it has 7 bids. I guess its only $150. For that price you cant even get the compressor. You could use the original deck plate get get rid of the polished diamond plate one.
Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: globalcompressors on March 23, 2011, 08:44:48 pm ummm..... :Oo:
dare I even comment? okay.... I will.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: globalcompressors on March 23, 2011, 09:02:00 pm Upon closer inspection...yes, that is a drier...being used for an accumulator.
Also, it appears, that the same coil is being used, for the evaporator and condenser. Now, I'm no expert... :glare: but, since the coils are only 2 row and extreamly small in size, what would happen if you installed a true 1/4hp compressor in say, a coil system sized for, oh...1/5 or 1/6hp? "snicker"...lol I'm just say'n... :tounge: Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: johnieG on March 23, 2011, 09:27:35 pm Yeah, I noticed the condenser's coil is a "tad" undersized, & I don't even see a liquid line filter/dryer anywhere on the condensing unit...and I'm not too sure about that meat-ball shaped import compressor either...low torque/ no start-capacitor.. once it does start go into heat-soak mode & over pressure the system, it will stall & trip out on the restart...
Funny, I just ran into a commercial freezer that had been "serviced" by having it's original 1/3HP R-502 compressor ( which was bad) replaced with a good used 1/2Hp low-temp unit ( which you'd think would be fine...BUT>>>) the undersized condenser coils were hot enough to fry an egg on & when the heat-soaked R-4040A reached the evap valve, it basically flashed straight to hot vapor & wouldn't cool the "freezer" down past +45-degrees/F High side pressure was WAY up @ >300PSI...there she blows! he paid $800 for this "rebuilt" 2dr freezer & now has to put another $500 into a whole replacement compressor/condensing unit..not a happy puppy. :wow: Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: globalcompressors on March 23, 2011, 09:35:51 pm 502/404 and 134a....not the same thing....
John, you should see the stuff I get in sometimes, by "professional" techs...make your socks curl. Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: loman4ec on April 01, 2011, 10:01:31 pm Now check out what he is selling. I think this is just wrong. I know at one point I would have bought this thinking I could figure it out and then finally figure out that the reason it is so expensive to have a cooling unit fixed is because its really complicated and takes a specialist. I don't know about everyone else but I think this is VERY misleading.
http://cgi.ebay.com/VENDO-CAVALIER-COKE-MACHINE-ADVANCE-TUNE-UP-KIT-1-4-/300542775186?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45f9becf92#ht_720wt_1141 Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: Zach on April 06, 2011, 09:17:26 pm i saw these and was considering them, aint a bad price, glad to hear your guys's opinions on them. buying a $700 cooling unit for every machine missing one really shrinks the profit margin, but then again never have had a problem with a $700 unit either
Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: vintage-air on April 08, 2011, 01:13:38 pm Just my .02. I bought 2 compressors from this guy several years ago and they ran fantastic. Also, I didn't know exactly how it needed to be wired when I installed it but after a couple of phone calls to him, everything worked out great. Really nice guy and had no problems with my 2 units. Good luck!
Title: Re: Pimped out cooling system on ebay Post by: loman4ec on April 08, 2011, 02:12:29 pm I have talked to him before and he is friendly. I just think the systems are funny looking with the shiny diamond plate bottom but I asked and regular bottoms are available. I would be worried about the smaller sized coils. You would think the lack of a row of coils on the evaporator would make the cooling not as good and take a lot longer to cool down.
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