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nissens condenser 900

posted by  someone claiming to be shade tree 960 on  Sun Apr 20 02:36 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Thinking about using a Nissens condenser in my a/c rebuild on my 95 960 sedan, and wondered if this is a good idea. I believe they are copper or aluminum. I have heard there can be fit problems with attachments, and mount holes. Anything else I could safely use aftermarket a/c rebuild for better performance and quality ie. evaporator, receiver/dryer, orifice valve? Your thoughts are most appreciated.








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    nissens condenser 900

    posted by  someone claiming to be Mike Gambone on  Sun Apr 20 13:54 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    I agree on the VOV, unfortunately, I didn't install one. As for condensers, I just went through this on my 93 940. My opinion is to go OEM.








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    nissens condenser 900

    posted by  torrec57 on  Sun Apr 20 05:56 CST 2003
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    The only thing I can recomend for the orifice valve, use a VOV Variable Orifice Valve, the temp. at the air vents droped about 5 deg.
    http://aircondition.com/vov/
    http://www.aapak.com/Qstore/p000047.htm
    http://www.manufacturingcenter.com/dfx/archives/0199/199valv.asp
    http://www.imcool.com/articles/aircondition/VOV2.htm

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      nissens condenser 900

      posted by  someone claiming to be shade tree mechanic on  Sun Apr 20 16:29 CST 2003 [RELATED]

      The VOV looks like a good idea. Do you have any links or infor on the condensers? The rads from Nissens are said to be better because they are all metal and not plastic like the Volvo ones. I expect similar differences from condensers. let me know as i am very interested in OEM vs after market.







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