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Fitting air con to HJ60

Tech Talk for Cruiser owners.

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Fitting air con to HJ60

Post by glenxr650 »

Are their any tricks to installing air conditioning to my HJ60? I've just purchased a complete second hand kit and wish to install it next week. I've been told to buy a new receiver/dryer (apparently they are cheap).

Do the original systems have any major problems? The system is out of an 88 model HJ60 and mine is an 83 model.
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Post by glenxr650 »

That's great feedback.

I should have no problems then!
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Post by dow50r »

I just got to your post, and i have done this b4.
Everything will bolt in ok, the bouble vee pulley on a 88 2h water pump is larger than the earlier 2h ones,because the harmonic balancer of the 88 had a larger vee for the air to run the pump faster, so it will be off to toyota for a proper sized one. They were about $16
You will have to get the system fitted with special orings and dryer to accept the new r134a gas aswell.
All in all, it took a few days, but i had the system up and running no problems.
Andrew Wollongong
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Post by glenxr650 »

Thanks Andrew. In the kit will be included the harmonic balancer and pulleys (which I should receive today). I didn't know of any differences between pulleys. I should have guessed their would be changes since it is a Toyota trait to make small changes year to year.
I am getting an o-ring kit also for the R134a.
How much was your kit?
After being quoted $750 in Melbourne, I got one sent from Ballarat for $460! Thanks to Find-a-part on the internet.
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Post by dow50r »

I paid 500 for the whole lot, 50 for a new r12 Toyota dryer (that i still have) and$20 for the pulley, then it was about $50 to gas up.
andrew
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