1967 CHEVROLET CAMARO Chassis Workshop Manual

HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING 1A-10

PLATE RETAINERS

CORE BRACKET SCREWS

Fig.
18—Corvette Heater Core Removal

7. Place a protective covering (waterproof if possible)

over the carpeting under the heater.

8. Remove the two bowden cables from the instrument

panel and disconnect the wiring connectors from the

blower switch and from the resistor.

9. Carefully work the heater assembly out from beneath

the dash.

Core Removal

1.
Remove the heater assembly as described above.
2.
Remove the sheet metal nuts which retain the core

mounting plate to the core housing.

3.
Remove the screws attaching the core brackets to

the core mounting plate and separate the core and

plate. .

Installation

1.
Assemble the core to plate with non-hardening

sealer. Attach the core mounting screws.

2.
Attach the core and plate assembly to the case with

the two sheet metal nuts. The assembly is ready for

installation as described below.

Heater Assembly Installation

1.
Carefully position the heater assembly in place on

inner surface of dash panel, then install the blower

and air inlet assembly on heater studs extending

through to the engine side of the panel. Attach the

seven stud nuts.

2.
Install electrical connectors to the blower switch and

resistor and reinstall the bowden cables to the

instrument panel.

3.
Replace the blower electrical connectors.

4.
Replace the heater hoses. (See Figure 20)

5. Replace the battery and the radiator supply tank.

6. Refill the radiator and check for leakage.

7. Check heater operation and make control adjustments

as necessary.

8. Replace the console panels and the glove

compartment.

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Fig.
19—Heater and Defroster Cables (Corvette)

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I. 20—Heater Hoses-Corvette

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AND AIR
CONDITIONING
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AIR CONDITIONING

INDEX

Page

General Description
1A-13

Four-Season System
1A-13

Controls
1A-16

Comfortron System
. 1A-18

System Components
lA-19

Controls
1A-20

Universal System
. .
1A-21

Chevy
n
All-Weather System
•
1A-21

Corvette Four-Season System
. 1A-22

General Information
. . . 1A-26

Precautions
in
Handling R-12
1A-26

Precautions
in
Handling Refrigerant Lines
1A-28

Maintaining Chemical Stability
in the

Refrigeration System
1A-28

Gauge
Set 1A-29

Charging Station
IA-29

Leak Testing
the
System
1A-29

Vacuum Pump
1A-30

Availability
of
Refrigerant-12
. . 1A-30

Compressor
Oil 1A-31

Compressor Serial Number
1A-31

Inspection
and
Periodic Service
1A-31

Pre-Delivery Inspection
1A-31

6,000 Mile Inspection
1A-32

Periodic Service
, 1A-32

Installing Gauge
Set to
Check System Operation
....
1A-32

Performance Test
1A-32

Performance Data lA-r33

Comfortron System Operational Test
1A-33

Chevrolet Comfortron Tester
1A-34

Complete System Checks
1A-35

Maintenance
and
Adjustments ......
1A-37

Evaporator Comtrol Valve (POA)
.
1A-37
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Thermostatic Switch
1A-37

Expansion Valve
1A-41

Engine Idle Compensator
. . .
1A-42

Evacuating
and
Charging Procedures
1A-42

Purging
the
System
1A-42

Evacuating
and
Charging
the
System
1A-43

Checking
Oil . 1A-43

Component Replacement
and
Minor Repair
1A-45

Refrigerant Line Connections
1A-45

Repair
of
Refrigerant Leaks
1A-46

Preparing System
for
Replacement
of

Component Parts
. 1A-46

Foreign Material
in the
System
.
1A-47

Condenser
.
1A-48

Receiver-Dehydrator
1A-48

Evaporator
1A-49

Expansion Valve
1A-57

Evaporator Control Valve (POA)
1A-59

Thermostatic Switch
or
Blower Switch
. .
1A-59

All Weather-Pull Cable
1A-61

Blower Assembly
1A-62

Air Inlet Valve
.
1A-64

Blower
and
Evaporator Assembly
1A-64

Air Distributor Assembly
and
Outlet Ducts ...... 1A-64

Comfortron Automatic Control Components
1A-66

Collision Procedure lA-70

Four-Season Heater Components
1A-73

Comfortron Heater Components
. . . 1A-75

Compressor
1A-76

Wiring Diagrams
1A-78

Special Tools
.
1A-84

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Four
air
conditioning systems
are
covered
in
this

section. They are:

1.
The
Four-Season System (Chevrolet, Chevelle,

Camaro and Corvette).

2.
The Comfortron System (Chevrolet).

3.
The All Weather System (Chevy n).

4.
The Universal System (Chevrolet, Chevelle, Chevy
n,

Camaro)

Underhood components (that
is, the
compressor,
con-

denser
and
receiver-dehydrator)
are
much
the
same
in

type,
location
and
method
of
attachment
on all of
the

above systems. The six-cylinder reciprocating compres-

sor
is
bracket-mounted
to the
engine
and
belt driven

from
the
crankshaft pulley.
The
condenser
is
mounted

ahead
of the
engine cooling radiator
and the
receiver-

dehydrator
is
mounted
in
the refrigerant line downstream

of
the
condenser.
All
cooling system components
are

connected by means
of
flexible refrigerant lines.

Evaporator size
and
location differ from system
to

system
as do
methods
of
temperature control
and air

supply
and
distribution.

FOUR-SEASON SYSTEM

The Four-Season system used
in the
Chevrolet,

Chevelle, Camaro,
and
Corvette vehicles
may be
iden-

tified
by the
fact that
it
uses
an
evaporator pressure

control known
as the POA
(Pressure Operated Absolute)

suction throttling valve.
Both
the
heating
and
cooling functions
are
performed

by this system.
Air
entering
the
vehicle must pass

through
the
cooling unit (evaporator)
and
through
(or

around)
the
heating unit,
in
that order, and the system
is

thus referred to
as a
''reheat" system.

The evaporator provides maximum cooling
of the air

passing through
the
core when
the air
conditioning sys-

tem
is
calling
for
cooling.
The
control valve acts in the

system only
to
control
the
evaporator pressure
so
that

minimum possible temperature
is
achieved without core

freeze-up.
The
valve
is
preset,
has no
manual con-

trol,
is
automatically altitude compensated,
and non-

repairable.

The heater core will be hot
at
all times since no water

valve
is
present
in
the system.

System operation
is as
follows (See Figure 24 and 25):

Air, either outside
air or
recirculated
air
enters
the

system
and is
forced through
the
system by the blower.

As
the air
passes through
the
evaporator core,
it

receives maximum cooling
if
the
air
conditioning controls

are calling
for
cooling. After leaving
the
evaporator,

the
air
enters
the
Heater
and Air
Conditioner Selector

Duct Assembly where,
by
means
of
manually operated

diverter doors,
it is
caused
to
pass through
or to
bypass

the heater core
in the
proportions necessary
to
provide

the desired outlet temperature. Conditioned airflow then

enters
the
vehicle through either
the
floor distributor

duct
or the
dash outlets. Remember that the heater core

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Fig.
21—Four-Season System Components (Chevrolet)

Fig.
22—Four-Season System Components (Chevelle)

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Fig.
23—Four-Season System Components (Camaro)

EVAPORATOR

CORE

DEFROSTER

OUTLET DEFROSTER DOOR

V

HEATER

OUTLET

COOLED AIR OUTLETS

Fig.
24—Airflow—Four-Season (Chevrolet, Camaro) Comfortron (Chevrolet)

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EVAPORATOR

CORE

\

BLOWER AND AIR I

INLET ASSEMBLY •

AIR

DOOR

OUTSIDE AIR FROM COWL VENT

DEFROSTER

DUCT

DEFROSTER

DOOR

COOLED AIR

OUTLETS

Fig.
25—Airflow—Four-Season (Cheyelie)

will be hot at all times. When, during cooling operations,

the air is cooled by the evaporator to below comfort

level, it is then warmed by the heater to the desired

temperature; during "heating only" operations the evap-

orator will not be in operation and ambient air will be

warmed to the desired level in the same manner. The

side dash outlets may be rotated to provide either soft,

diffused airflow or spot cooling. Rotate half way to shut

off airflow. The barrel type outlet in the center of the

dash will direct air up or down or, if desired, shut it off.

Controls

Four-Season System (Chevrolet, Camaro)

Full control of the Four-Season System is obtained

through the use of a single control panel (fig. 26). The

control knobs make use of bowden cables to activate the
various doors and switches necessary for system opera-

tion.
Therefore, control adjustment is a matter of

properly setting these bowden cables. The following

paragraphs explain each control.

Temperature Lever

The TEMPERATURE lever controls temperature door

position, compressor operation, and air selector door

position. When the lever is in the OFF position, the sys-

tem is totally inoperative; airflow is shut off, the fan

switch will not operate the blower, and the compressor

is off. In the VENT position, the air selector door is in

the "outside air" position and the blower is powered at

low speed. At any lever position other than OFF, the

blower will be powered at low, however, blower speed

may be increased by moving the FAN switch. When the

Fig.
26—Chevrolet Four-Season Controls
Fig.
27—CheveNe Four-Season Controls

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i

c

Fig.
28—Comfortron Underdash Components

lever is above and slightly left of the COLD position, the

compressor is on, the air selector door is in the re-

circulation position, the temperature door is in the fully

cold position, and the blower is operating. Moving the

lever slightly to the right of COLD moves the air selector

door to the full outside air position while temperature

door, compressor, and blower functions remain the same

as in the "recirculating - COLD" system operation.

Moving the TEMPERATURE lever further to the right

moves the temperature door which channels some air

through the heater core. At a point about midway between

COLD and HOT, the compressor clutch switch opens and

the system is operating as a heater only with untreated

outside air (passing through the inoperative evaporator

core) mixing with heated outside air. With the lever in

the HOT position, all air (outside air) passes through the

heater core for full heat output.

Outlets and Defroster Levers

While the TEMPERATURE lever is in any operating

position, the OUTLETS and DEFROSTER levers may be

operated as desired. The OUTLETS lever directs the air

to either the heater outlet, both heater and dash outlets,

or to the dash outlets only. The DEFROSTER lever

directs air (which is flowing to the heater outlet) up to

the defroster outlets. With the DEFROSTER lever, in

the OFF position, a fixed bleed permits a small quantity
of air to flow to the defroster outlets while the major

volume of air flows from the heater floor distributor.

In the DEFROST position, airflow is split between the

heater and defroster outlets. In the DE ICE position, all

air is diverted to the defroster outlets. Since the air

must be in the heater duct in order to be directed by the

defroster door, the OUTLETS lever must be in LOWER

position which causes air to flow out the lower outlets,

if the OUTLETS lever is in the UPPER position, de-

froster door movement will have no effect on the system.

Fan Switch

The fan switch controls the operation of the three

speed blower motor except when the TEMPERATURE

lever is in the OFF position.

Four-Season System (Chevelle)

Full control of the Chevelle Four-Season is obtained

through the use of a single control panel (fig. 27) much

the same as that previously described for the Chevrolet

Four Season System. The Chevelle control differs in

operation only in that AIR and TEMPERATURE are sep-

arate controls rather than a combination control as in the

Chevrolet control panel. Except for this difference,

operation of the levers is similar to the Chevrolet

controls.

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