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bambam

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1948 air conditioning
« on: October 31, 2015, 09:55:17 PM »
Just bought a 48 so the guy wouldnt scrap it and am unfamiliar with thease cars. It has aircondition .  How does it work. I see no compressor. But appears to have a coil. Im just tryin to learn about it ao i can see what works. Goin to sell it i just couldn't let it go to scrap. Thanks

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Re: 1948 air conditioning
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2015, 01:00:56 AM »
Kaiser-Frazer, like Nash Motors offered "conditioned air" in its heater/defroster system.  Incoming air to the heater box passed through a venturi passage (diameter narrows through passage causes air flow in the section to speed up) which removed a bit of moisture from the air and the speed up flow cooled it slightly.  There is NO air conditioning as we know it today in any K-F product as factory equipment. 

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Re: 1948 air conditioning
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2015, 06:14:10 AM »
Thanks for the info. I wasnt sure because the unit says AIR CONDITION so i guess that was their was of advertising it back then. Thanks again.

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Re: 1948 air conditioning
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2015, 11:47:44 AM »
Yes "Air Conditioner" had a different meaning in 1947/48.  It was not the same as we know it today.
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Re: 1948 air conditioning
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2015, 09:17:55 PM »
Air conditioning is anything you do to air . You can cool it , heat it , move it , humidify it , de-humidify and so on .