Re: On board air

[bearbvd@domain.elided (Greg Hermann)]

>David,
>
>I wanted to keep my a/c so I picked up a used Sanden a/c pump from a
>junkyard. It came out of a Dodge Ram 50. But I think the mounts are
>the same for all the Sandens.I installed in in the bracket where the
>smog pump (air injection pump) was located. With a little grinding on
>the bracket and a little on the pump, it will bolt right in and line
>up with the air pump pulley on your water pump. I was concerned about
>having only two bolts mounting it, as the York is mounted with 4
>bolts. I found a alternator bracket off of a Nissan Sentra was about
>right to go from the power steering pump to one of the remaining mouts
>on the Sanden. This functions as the tensioner for the belt. I've had
>this setup running for about a year now.
>
>If you weld, I bet you could set up a much stronger arrangement.
>
>Ken

Another thing to pay attention to is that, I believe, that those sandens
come in 6, 8
, & 10 cid flavors! You can also get one or two belt groove sheaves for
their clutches, and even a 24v. clutch.

Regards, Greg>