who's running without AC? or without heat?

oldfox · Jun 19, 2011

I have been looking at some pic's of some really nice fox's but it looks like some of them have had the A/C removed and some even look like they have no heat. anyone running on the street without A/C or heat?

Ozz · Jun 19, 2011

No AC here, but I have a convertible. It's not as good as you'd expect though, considering when it's over 90 you really don't want to keep the top down!

ViperPunk · Jun 19, 2011

i have ac in mine but it hasnt been recharged in a while and it can get pretty nasty during the summer with the work uniform on

aar0s · Jun 19, 2011

i dont have either heat or AC but i only put about 2k miles a year on my car. If its too hot ive got other cars that have AC, and Ozz is right, when its hot you want to leave the top up to keep the sun off ya.

strattoc · Jun 19, 2011

No a/c and didnt have heat until a few weeks ago.... without heat wasnt so bad cuz its cali but it sucked when the windshield fogged up or when I had PT I had to cover up.... No a/c isnt too bad excpt when your stopped, I've always driven with the windows down and prefer it that way.

85_SS_302_Coupe · Jun 19, 2011

No AC and i need to replace my heater core. AC would be nice sometimes, but i hate driving with my windows up. Also for me it's 100% worth not having AC, just to not have to work around it when i'm working on the engine.

newskool · Jun 20, 2011

no heat or AC on my daily any it sucks in the Hawaiian heat.

srtthis · Jun 20, 2011

both are gone...

Stever89 · Jun 20, 2011

No AC, got it that way. Being a black coupe, it should have never been pulled. One day I'm going to put it all back in.

Mustang5L5 · Jun 20, 2011

No A/C here. When i was young and dumb i removed it thinking that 30 pounds would get me from a 14.6...to a 14.6. Stupid move on my part.

Heat still works, but rarely use it since the car is a Sunday driver. I think i put it on when i drive home from a cruise at night and it gets a little chilly. If the heater core crapped out, i'd prob just bypass it and call it a day as the car is stored for the winter before it really gets cold.

My A/C however is going back in. I spent nearly $500 on all NEW A/C parts (Ford motorcraft parts), got my certification so i could buy R-12 refrigerant, and plan on doing this RIGHT. Now that i'm older, having ice cold A/C is critical to me. There are days i've wanted to drive my fox, but didn't due to the heat. Black car, with black leather gets HOT. At least i have a sunroof

Only thing holding me up is the evaporator install. Gotta pull the dash, and might wait it out for winter to do so. I can suck it up for one more summer.

NIKwoaC · Jun 20, 2011

Removing the AC is, without a doubt, the modification I did to my car that I regret the most. Even with the t-tops off, it can easily get hot enough inside the car to be uncomfortable. It is not uncommon for me to have lower back sweat through my shirt after driving the car on a warm day.

My heater core is bonked, so the heat doesn't really work, which is not a huge issue because I don't drive the car in the winter months anyway. There are sometimes in the fall when I wished I had heat, but not enough to encourage me to replace that damn heater core, haha.

skunk21 · Jun 20, 2011

a/c is gone and I don't regret removing it at all. I have plenty of other cars with it and I don't really drive the stang enough to care, I drove it before when it was really hot out and I lived. I grew up in the days when 90% of the cars didn't have a/c, now it's standard on pickup trucks . it adds to the feel for me kinda like when someone takes a ride in thier old 60's-70's muscle car, windows down, tunes cranking and the sound of the motor. my heat works but I don't run the car in the winter.

90stang5speed · Jun 20, 2011

Both are gone on mine but, It mainly a track car. I dont mind the heat to much. I miss driving my car

Mintsick · Jun 20, 2011

Mine did not blow cold when I bought it last year but everything else seems to be in working condition, I will probably just bring it somewhere to have them replace seals/recharge. Heat works great and I do like to extend the usage of the car into November if it's not snowing.

90mustangGT · Jun 20, 2011

A/C gone, heat might be going next.

When I got my car, the A/C worked but was weak, and was R12. I don't use A/C much at all. So, rather than retrofit a system I never use, I deleted it. Besides, I took A/C off my old mustang and never regretted it A/C only draws on the engine, clutters the engine bay, heats up under your hood, less radiator options, and most of all, weighs a lot. When you take the A/C off your car and pick the system up, that's a lot of weight hanging over the front wheels.

Heat, might be going next. I never really use it, even in winter, but the car doesn't get much driving in the cold. Yet another thing that clutters the engine bay, less waterpump options, and once again, ads weight. Of course to remove the real weight, the whole HVAC box would have to go.

My car is not a daily driver, I have my Chevy P/U for that. It's being set up (very slowly) for a kind of street/strip drag setup, and weight reductions so far have made a huge difference in this car.

1990Coupe · Jun 20, 2011

never finished re-installing my AC when i built my car. But the compressor, evap core and condenser are all in. I just need to get all the lines and charger her up.

Sharad · Jun 20, 2011

no heat or ac on my fox, but it's not a daily driver. The only time it sucks is when the windshield fogs up.

90mustangGT · Jun 20, 2011

Sharad said:
no heat or ac on my fox, but it's not a daily driver. The only time it sucks is when the windshield fogs up.

There is that Rain-X anti-fog, works pretty damn good.

Rain-X Repellant on the ouside, no need for wipers.
Rain-X Anti-Fog on the inside, no need for defog.

5LiterWes · Jun 20, 2011

Heat core is currently bypassed due to leaking. AC don't blow cold at all. Plans are in the works to fix both this year.

85_SS_302_Coupe · Jun 20, 2011

Sharad said:
no heat or ac on my fox, but it's not a daily driver. The only time it sucks is when the windshield fogs up.

That's the only reason i haven't removed mine...gotta have defrost for sure.

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