One of our favorite "Go-to-a-licensed-professional-for-AC-system-charging" stories involves a guy we spent more time than we care to admit troubleshooting before it became apparent that he was releasing the vacuum before charging. His thinking: "I...
Last month we covered charging stations. This month, it's hand charging. Commercial installers of our kits as well as professional, licensed air conditioning repair facilities have asked, so we have developed a six-point checklist...
Customers often ask whether or not they need to add oil to an air conditioning compressor they purchase from us. This question comes up because people want to avoid poor cooling or failure problems...
Corvette model years affected: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, Your wish is our command! With the success of all of our D.E.R. (Direct Electric Replacement ) controls, we have received loads of requests...
Later in the month of April, I'm heading to New York City to see two icons brought together who haven't met in decades. No, I'm not talking about seeing Rocky meet up with Apollo...
Can aftermarket air conditioning components improve on OEM design? Factory original purists may balk, but sometimes original dashboard designs can be improved upon. A case in point is our in-dash air conditioning and heater...
We recently heard from a customer interested in having his original 71 Pontiac LeMans evaporator unit with POA valve rebuilt & restored and set up for 134a. Our customer was also interested in a compressor...
At Classic Auto Air, we can restore nearly any air conditioning part for models from the 1950s through the 1970s, and we do so on a daily basis. Here's one example of the types...
In Earl Swift's, "The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways," the author tells the story of a cross country road trip and afterwards remembering...
The Classic Auto Air Elite system is a custom system designed for classic vehicles and muscle cars that can be tailored to fit your particular application.