Finally got around to getting the shroud replaced on my Overlander. Got it from Inland and it is of pretty decent quality. I did have to trim it a little to get it to fit but all in all it went smoothly, much better than my door gasket debacle! I painted it at the house with some Dupont Nason acrylic auto paint so if you see any runs just keep it to yourself!! Her's a pic.
Looks nice Chas. But why didn't you paint it Aluminum?
Was it just the wrong color before or just primed?
And for 225 bucks plus did you consider just getting another A/C
Don't remind me again, I paid $265 for it, just so happens they went on sale after I bought mine, just my luck. I went with white as that is the color they originally came. I am sort of in love with the old Armstrong, it has the wall T-stat and actually has a lower profile than any others. Cools great and since I am a licensed a/c guy I can do about anything to keep it going. The only thing that concerns me is current draw, it has a dinosaur compressor and separate condenser and evaporator fan motors so I will need to keep an eye on the quality of power I get when hooking up.
Chas,
Do you know if someone sells the blower motor? My condensor runs, but the fan does not blow (or move for that matter). I was thinking of replacing the whole thing, but if I could find a source for the motor, I think I'd be better off.
Marc
Since you opened the door I am going to ask an AC related question. When the compressor on our Armstrong starts the vibration at start is loud. As the compressor runs thru the first 45-90 seconds the loud sound fades, the compressor continues to run, and then it sound like every other RV AC I have had. Is this normal.?
It blows cold and other than needing to be cleaned I have not done anything to it since I took delivery.TIA
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The AC shrouds are fiberglass, not plastic. They should last a long long time. The out of the box exterior finish is white gel-coat.
There are 4 different shrouds that Airstream used with the Armstrong units. We had molds created for all of them.
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The motor failing to start could be a bad start capacitor.
Mine is down for the capacitor and with summer upon us I will have to find and install a new capacitor.
Now the door is open on vintage air conditioners, I have a question. My '73 Argosy has an old a/c that I plan to replace. Primarly because the shroud is shot. My problem is; it is not an Armstrong, but an Evans. Does anyone have any idea of this history.
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The AC shrouds are fiberglass, not plastic. They should last a long long time. The out of the box exterior finish is white gel-coat. There are 4 different shrouds that Airstream used with the Armstrong units. We had molds created for all of them.
Couple of questions for you Andy;
From your above it sounds like the original shrouds were not furnished by Armstrong, but ordered or made especially for Airstream from some other vendor. Is that correct?
Did other RV brands use the Armstrong units? If so what did they do for shrouds?
Regarding your Inland #69831 shroud, it is shown on your website with no aluminum extruded "belt rail". Nor any of the opening grills.
Do these items come with it or not?
In the above picture Chas shows a shroud (Inland #69826) he bought from you, and later painted. It shows an aluminum "belt rail". Does that model come with the extrusion?
Drain pans are the "question," unless you don't mind the drain water running down the sides of the trailer.
Also, make sure what ever AC unit you decide to use, that it is designed for RV use, which takes into considerator, being bounced around. Household units are not designed to be treated roughly, as the highways so treat RV's.
Rodeo.
Armstrong made the AC's to Airstream specs. Airstream had molds made for the shrouds, and they made them in-house.
I am not aware of any company other than Airstream, that used the Armstong products.
The screening and moldings are transfered from the old shroud to the new.
If the shroud disappeared during transit, and its whereabouts are unknown, the screening is available locally. We can provided the insert molding, if needed, at additional cost.
Moldings were used to hold the two halves together, part numbers 69826 and 69831. They really servered no other purpose.
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I painted it at the house with some Dupont Nason acrylic auto paint so if you see any runs just keep it to yourself!! Her's a pic.
I went with white as that is the color they originally came. I am sort of in love with the old Armstrong, it has the wall T-stat and actually has a lower profile than any others. Cools great and since I am a licensed a/c guy I can do about anything to keep it going. The only thing that concerns me is current draw, it has a dinosaur compressor and separate condenser and evaporator fan motors so I will need to keep an eye on the quality of power I get when hooking up.
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