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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN.
    I need to climb around under my 97 at some point and insulate the rest of that rear hose. I only insulated it to where it routes above...
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    L31MaxExpress reacted to JohnZ71's post in the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN with Like Like.
    I let it run in the parking lot while I was in the gym for about 45 minutes. I came back to it and it was still cooling well. It was a...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN.
    The aluminum rear suction line just chilling in the 200F engine compartment prior to insulating it. The aluminum portion never had...
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    L31MaxExpress reacted to JohnZ71's post in the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN with Like Like.
    Insulated the accumulator and low side lines. I removed the air intake box and duct to get to it all easier and I forgot to wrap up the...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN.
    The rear suction line will be cold all the way to the rear evaporator core. On my Express van there is a section of suction hose that...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread A/C Needs Repair.
    88947 You can hear the Sanden rattling away. Genuine Sanden 4261 shipped to me from Sanden in Wylie, TX as well not a knock-off. It...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread A/C Needs Repair.
    I have had the best luck actually cooling my Express van with a Four Seasons 88947 compressor. Tried the Sanden 4261 that others here...
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    Just looked in the pictures I have taken. The factory Mexican L31 Vortec TBIs appear to have used the factory TBI neck and hose. This...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN.
    Incorrect keep all the heat you can out of the system.
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN.
    Does your accumulator have the insulating blanket? Is the foam insulation still on the metal and rubber suction lines? Any place the...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN.
    When I last charged the 97 van it was over 100F but it was right after sun down. Just too darn hot at the time to mess with it during...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN.
    I feel like I never saw over 350 psi on either my Express or Tahoe with the factory 11 bladed fans with R134a. Potentially overcharged...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN.
    I also meant to ask what pressure the compressor is cutting off at? I found that some of the generic pressure switches that are being...
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    L31MaxExpress reacted to JohnZ71's post in the thread AC UPDATE/NEW FAN with Like Like.
    Yup I have the factory pusher fan! It runs strong, and all day. Only other thing on the cooling stack is the factory transmission...
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    Unfortunately that is how I did it. Mine had the Sanden oil in it. I flushed it out, replaced the accumulator and swapped to Pag 46. I...
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