Using A/C Compressor for On Board Air?

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I want to know how to do an OBA on my Ranger... without giving up my A/C system....

 

[metalmacguyver]

sacrafice your power steering maybe? or rework the whole accessory set up. its possible, but its alot of work.

 

[holyford86]

biggest problem with the 3.0 accessory drive setup is finding room for the compressor.

 

[Insanejughead]

I want to know how to do an OBA on my Ranger... without giving up my A/C system....

Alright... this is something that I've wondered ever since I can remember.


Why not just get an ac/dc converter and hardwire an electric pump w/ tank somewhere in your truck. I think I'd install it in the front corner of my bed with a switch in the cab to turn it on and off. Then run the hoses through the side of the bed and put them in a protected cubbyhole somewhere.

That way I wouldn't be stealing more power directly from my belts and I wouldn't have to worry about changing anything under the hood.

What about that idea???

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

biggest problem with the 3.0 accessory drive setup is finding room for the compressor.

Yup... there just ain't a whole lot of empty space in there...

 

[zapper2003]

just use a 12v pump that they use for a low-rider airbag suspension setup. A lot of those little guys are 150-200 psi pumps, and if you pony up the dough, you can get one with a pretty decent duty cycle.

 

[holyford86]

Alright... this is something that I've wondered ever since I can remember.


Why not just get an ac/dc converter and hardwire an electric pump w/ tank somewhere in your truck. I think I'd install it in the front corner of my bed with a switch in the cab to turn it on and off. Then run the hoses through the side of the bed and put them in a protected cubbyhole somewhere.

That way I wouldn't be stealing more power directly from my belts and I wouldn't have to worry about changing anything under the hood.

What about that idea???

That would work but the issue is the power inverter you will need to run a decent size compressor would be massive and draw quite a load. your duty cycle would be limited because you would have to wait for your alternator to recharge the battery. The added draw from the compressor with the clutch disengaged would be negligible. The duty cycle is pretty much 100% on these Yorks as well and the put out a decent amount of air for their size. as in 4+ scfm @ 90 psi but that figure is dependent on engine rpm.