1969 442: OAI w/Air Conditioning?

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October 1st, 2014, 08:38 PM

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jozw30

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Maybe part of the reason for not installing the hood insulation on the 68 H/O? More space for the OAI hoses.

October 1st, 2014, 09:12 PM

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Diego

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Four Four Tony

By the same token the factory literature is NEVER in question is it

Doesn't the factory literature say you couldn't get a 69 W30 with disc brakes? The friend I mentioned in my first post had a 69 W-30 for 15 years and it did have factory manual discs. It's a strange world, things happen.

Power brakes are the issue, not the discs.

October 1st, 2014, 10:19 PM

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Below is a pic of how the RH tube looks from the side on my 68 without the RH clamp attached. Again, nothing rubs on the tube that causes any wear - it kind of floats above everything.

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...y-jm-68-ho.jpg

October 4th, 2014, 08:23 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Octania

"The reason that A/C was not factory-available on the 1968-69 O.A.I. cars was due to the interference between the A/C compressor and the O.A.I. flex hose. The only [bumper scoop] 68-69 O.A.I. cars that... came with A/C were the 1968 Hurst/Olds. As noted above, the compressor rubs on the hose and kinks it."
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Oh, so, rubbing and kinking the hose was OK for the H/O, but not for the lowly W30 442.

That explains it.

I believe yes, that is essentially the case. Especially if the '68 OAI system was added by Demmer as part of the conversion. That would mean that the '69 W32 would would be the first Wmachine that Olds would even consider AC for, for reasons other than the OAI hoses. And the W32 was a midyear introduction with the end in sight for the under-the-bumper system. So it stands to reason that since AC should not be any priority for the Wmachines and would be trouble to fit the W32, it would not be available.