1956 Pontiac Air Conditioning Manual
- Year
- 1956
- Make
- Pontiac
- Type
- Service Manual
- Models
- 1956 Pontiac passenger cars with factory air conditioning (Frigidaire five-cylinder compressor)
- Publication
- S-5604AC
- Pages
- 50
Pontiac's 1956 Air Conditioning Shop Manual (S-5604AC, March 1956) covers the factory air conditioning system on 1956 Pontiac cars, which uses a Frigidaire five-cylinder compressor with a magnetic clutch and sits entirely in the engine compartment. It moves from operating instructions and refrigeration principles to general Freon-12 service practice, inspection and adjustments, mechanical and refrigeration repairs, testing and trouble diagnosis, then specifications and special tools. Each section opens with its own contents list. In this scan the general contents page is missing, the three mechanical-repair pages run in reverse order and printed page 44 sits at PDF page 31.
Pages 1–4 (4 pages)
Description and Operating Instructions
Title page and foreword, then how the 1956 Pontiac system works from the driver's seat: filtered outside or recirculated air, three instrument panel outlets, the OFF, VENT, ON, OUTSIDE and INSIDE control lever positions and the two-speed fan switch. Recommended settings are given for fast cool-down, city driving and highway cruising, followed by a list of parts that differ on air-conditioned cars.
What this section covers
- Air outlets, nozzles and control panel
- Control lever positions and fan switch
- Recirculation of inside air
- Recommended control settings by driving condition
- Differences in the air conditioned car: springs, generator, radiator, cap, fan, belts
- Cooling system capacities
