Add ac to truck

[chavo6723]

My 88 ranger didn't come with ac. How hard would it be to install the ac in? I looked into adding one under the dash but the units are too big. What would it entail me to do?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Just find a truck that has it with the same engine as yours and rob everything out of it.

Evap housing, dash control panel, compressor wiring, compressor brackets etc.

I would install new compressor, evaporator, condenser, hoses and drier though.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Yup, junkyard, pull everything you can’t buy new. Anything that is connected to the AC system and doesn’t look like your truck. The HVAC box can be gotten from any about 86-88 Ranger or Bronco II, same with the dash controls and stuff. You may be able to get from any first gen Ranger or Bronco II (83-88) for that stuff. The pump bracket and stuff you need from a 2.9 and I think you need some fittings off the pump/hoses if I remember right, new hoses and pumps I’m told don’t come with the fittings

Or find a donor truck.