New owner 1980 D50 Sport

[geezer101]

I read into your posts that your truck has A/C - the original condenser was probably an early design and not very efficient so you have the option of upgrading to a bigger surface area unit and they can be had relatively cheap but it might take some adapting for line connections. One of the biggest enemies of these trucks is heat. Having an efficient cooling system is a safeguard between you and cracked heads. Another worthwhile mod is the clutch fan delete. Installing an electric thermofan has a ton of advantages and you can pair it with a bigger A/C exchanger fan.

[68valiant]

I read into your posts that your truck has A/C - the original condenser was probably an early design and not very efficient so you have the option of upgrading to a bigger surface area unit and they can be had relatively cheap but it might take some adapting for line connections. One of the biggest enemies of these trucks is heat. Having an efficient cooling system is a safeguard between you and cracked heads. Another worthwhile mod is the clutch fan delete. Installing an electric thermofan has a ton of advantages and you can pair it with a bigger A/C exchanger fan.

It has most of an A/C system. When I pulled the dash out to investigate the radio and antenna, I discovered some wires that ran to the A/C vent box that had been cut... and the original condenser had been cut out with a hack saw... there was a stub of one of the connections in one of the hoses. I have not eliminated the system, but for now I have rolled the hoses and wires up and tucked them into the passenger rear side of the engine compartment for safe keeping. I live an an area that gets hot in the late summer, so it may become a necessity at some point. For now, my plan is to get it running and then I will tinker on the rest of the little things.

A larger condenser was the one thing that has been mentioned on here about the A/C system for sure. I have also thought about adding an electric fan into the mix for better cooling.

Thanks Geezer!

[StarquestMan]

It has most of an A/C system. When I pulled the dash out to investigate the radio and antenna, I discovered some wires that ran to the A/C vent box that had been cut... and the original condenser had been cut out with a hack saw... there was a stub of one of the connections in one of the hoses. I have not eliminated the system, but for now I have rolled the hoses and wires up and tucked them into the passenger rear side of the engine compartment for safe keeping. I live an an area that gets hot in the late summer, so it may become a necessity at some point. For now, my plan is to get it running and then I will tinker on the rest of the little things.

A larger condenser was the one thing that has been mentioned on here about the A/C system for sure. I have also thought about adding an electric fan into the mix for better cooling.

Thanks Geezer!

Ive got about half of an AC system I saved out of an 86' D50, Im not sure much about the interchange between the parts of an early first gen and a later first gen but if you are needing parts I may have some of what you need. I know I have the little harness and switch that plug in under the dash along with the evap box and idle up solenoid and some other miscellaneous parts. if you decide to start working on the AC system shoot me a PM and ill see if I have what you need

[68valiant]

Ive got about half of an AC system I saved out of an 86' D50, Im not sure much about the interchange between the parts of an early first gen and a later first gen but if you are needing parts I may have some of what you need. I know I have the little harness and switch that plug in under the dash along with the evap box and idle up solenoid and some other miscellaneous parts. if you decide to start working on the AC system shoot me a PM and ill see if I have what you need

Thanks! I will keep this in mind when the time comes to get the A/C up and running. I am going to have to upgrade the hoses and things anyway got meet the new refrigerant, so will be doing some adapting already.