Air Conditioning Repair Information For Your Imperial

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General troubleshooting tips

• A brief history of Chrysler's Air-Temp air conditioning.

• 1954 Chrysler's Service Technician Reference Guide for 1954 Airtemp Air Conditioning

• 1958 Chrysler's Service Technician Reference Guide for 1958 Air Conditioning Service

• 1959 Chrysler's Service Technician Reference Guide for Air Conditioning Repair and Testing.

• 1959 Repair Manual for Imperial Air Conditioning.

• 1967 Master Technician Service Conference on Air Conditioning Diagnosis from September, 1967

• 1968 Master Technician Service Conferences for the post 1967 Chrysler Auto-Temp Air Conditioning system:  "Auto-Temp Diagnosis (Testing)" and "Auto-Temp: Understanding How It Works." 

• 1967 - 1968 Auto-Temp Control Manual

• 1981 - 1983 Imperial Air Conditioning Problems

• Auto-Temp System

  • Read the Master Technician Service Conference from April, 1971 on the Auto-Temp II system (Session 281)..

  • 1972 Air Conditioning Systems - Master Technician Service Conference from June, 1972 (Session 295)

  • Check out Dave Duricy's wonderful website on Auto-Temp II repair.

    • Brochure for Performance Analysis Company, manufacturers of replacement AutoTemp II Power Servo Unit and Amplifier

  • A great website on how to understand and diagnose Automatic Temperature Controls

• Belts and Pulleys

• Buttons - includes information on dash placement and control buttons

  • Dash Control Repair - article on repairing the controls for your Imperial's heat and air conditioning

• Compressor

• Condenser

• Dual Air Conditioning Systems

• Evaporator

• Expansion Valves (including Rear Expansion Valves)

• Fan/Blower

• Heater Core (located in our "Accessories repair" section)

  • Heater Control Valve

  • 1954 Automatic Choke & Heater Control Valve - read Chrysler's Master Technician Service Conference from September, 1954

• Hoses

• Installing An N.O.S. Air Conditioning System In Your Imperial

• Listing of magazine articles that may help you in the repair of your air conditioning system.

• Oil for the system

• Rear Air

• Refitting your Imperial's Old R12 Freon System to Newer Refrigerants

• Removing an Air Conditioning unit from your Imperial

• Troubleshooting Tips

  • Checking and Fixing Leaks

  • System Blowing Lukewarm Air

  • Why Evacuating Your Imperial's A/C System "Cures" It

• Vents (located in our "Interior Repair" section and includes information on smoke coming from the vents)

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