Section 16-A · Pages 292–317 (26 pages)

Air Conditioner

From the 1954 Cadillac Shop Manual

The 1954 Cadillac air conditioner with its evaporator, roof ducts, condenser, receiver and engine-driven compressor with solenoid-operated clutch pulley. It covers Freon-12 handling precautions, gauge set hook-up, purging, evacuating and adding refrigerant, checking compressor oil, compressor removal, clutch pulley and shaft seal service, expansion valve adjustment, and replacement of the cooling coil, blower motors, condenser, receiver, sight glass and thermostat, with a service diagnosis chart and special tools.

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What this section covers

  • Freon-12 handling precautions
  • Gauge set, purging and evacuating
  • Adding refrigerant and compressor oil
  • Compressor clutch pulley and shaft seal
  • Expansion valve adjustment
  • Component replacement
  • Service diagnosis chart
  • Special tools
Year
1954
Make
Cadillac
Vehicle
Passenger Cars
Type
Service Manual
Models
Series 62 (6219, 6237, 6267), Sixty Special (60S), Series 75, Series 86 Commercial Chassis
Pages
345

What’s inside

Shop manual

  1. 2Lubrication and Preventive Maintenancepp. 1–10
  2. 3Bodypp. 11–72
  3. 4Chassis Sheet Metalpp. 73–80
  4. 5FrameThe X-type frame used on 1954 Cadillacs: checking frame dimensions and twist, replacing the front cross member, and body bolt locations.pp. 81–83
  5. 6Chassis Suspensionpp. 84–105
  6. 7Steeringpp. 106–127
  7. 8Rear Axlepp. 128–137
  8. 9Brakespp. 138–159
  9. 10Engine Mechanicalpp. 160–195
  10. 11Engine Electricalpp. 196–223
  11. 12Engine Fuel and Exhaustpp. 224–267
  12. 13Engine Coolingpp. 268–277
  13. 15Chassis Electricalpp. 278–291

Accessories

  1. 16-AAir Conditionerpp. 292–317
  2. 16-BAutomatic Heating Systempp. 318–325
  3. 16-CRadiopp. 326–331
  4. 16-DVacuum AntennaRemoval, disassembly, assembly and repair of the vacuum-operated piston and rod radio antenna, including moisture in the cylinder and antennas that will not raise or lower.pp. 332–334
  5. 16-EAutronic Eyepp. 335–341
  6. 16-FFog LightsFog lamps mounted in the radiator grille with built-in turn signals, their switch, and the fog lamp aiming procedure.pp. 342–342

Index

  1. IndexAlphabetical index of subjects with note and page numbers; some entries refer to sections not included in this scan.pp. 343–345

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