 What Am I Looking at Here Exactly ?, Radiator or Condenser or both? |
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| Literati914 |
 Jun 12 2026, 11:23 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,340 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Typically an A/C condenser is located in this position, but this is a conversion car w/ a 6 installed (not sure which)… I don’t see a vertical radiator and also the dual fans are throwing me on this if it’s just A/C. I've never seen a horizontal radiator, but then.. that's not saying it couldn't be a thing.
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| Chris H. |
Jun 12 2026, 12:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,088 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Oil cooler?
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| Root_Werks |
Jun 12 2026, 12:25 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 9,002 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 15NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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If I'm looking at the fittings correctly, looks like one is an oil cooler and the other for AC.
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| Chris914n6 |
Jun 12 2026, 12:29 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,537 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I think I see an ac pressure switch but what we really need to see is hoses.
Could be both, ac and oil cooler. That's a lot of fan. addl: clicked on the image made it big enough to see. it's both. oil cooler pass side. ac condenser driver side. |
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| Literati914 |
Jun 12 2026, 01:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,340 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Jun 12 2026, 01:29 PM)  I think I see an ac pressure switch but what we really need to see is hoses. Could be both, ac and oil cooler. That's a lot of fan. addl: clicked on the image made it big enough to see. it's both. oil cooler pass side. ac condenser driver side. Ah, air cooled I guess.. not sure why but I was assuming it was water cooled. Still, this is a unique setup, would love the details.. and to know how well it all works. |
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| mepstein |
Jun 12 2026, 01:46 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 20,767 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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One of the PMS cars with a/c. It looks clean but my research says the a/c condenser needs to be vertical for proper operation. I’m certainly no a/c expert so maybe there are exceptions. I know Porsche had them mounted horizontal on 911’s.
@technicalninja Edit - Maybe it was the evaporator that needs to be vertical. IDK |
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| Montreal914 |
Jun 12 2026, 02:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,133 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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| Root_Werks |
Jun 12 2026, 02:17 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 9,002 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 15NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Pretty slick solution. Need an oil cooler - check, want AC - check. It's all in the Frunk. Although I bet that Frunk gets pretty warm on a hot summer day!
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| mepstein |
Jun 12 2026, 03:54 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 20,767 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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The video is on Facebook. Just type Patrick motorsports 914 and it comes up. Electric a/c.
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