Air conditioning is one of several horror stories associated with my
Hyundai conversion. It started with a tail shaft belt drive for the OEM
compressor. The belt drive as initially configured failed to transmit
enough torque to drive the compressor reliably. A reconfiguration of
the belt geometry had some problem also, I don't remember what. I was
unhappy with the belt drive anyway; it made the no clutch configuration
difficult to shift.
On to a MasterFlux. an electric solution. The MasterFlux had
insufficient cooling capacity and failed in short order. I gave up on
it and ordered <namebrandforgotten>. Money up front and extremely slow
delivery, like a year. These people were seeking OEM business and did
not really want to fool with one offs. It ran a few hours, then failed.
I have somewhere north of $10k in air conditioning and had a total of
less than 5 hours of cooling in about 8 years.
My advice on air conditioning: buy an imiev, buy a Tesla, even buy a
Leaf. My imiev cost very little more than I expended on the Hyundai air
conditioner. And I have good reliable air conditioning on the imiev
from day one.
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