A/C Condenser placement for an A1R

[IronhorseTX]

Hey folks, I’m starting to do the GEN two a/c install for my 2007 1085 A1R. Curious if there’s any documentation or if you guys can guide me on where the original placement is on the Reddot AC condenser on an A1R? Is it placed up front next to the radiator?

 

[Keith Knight]

Yes, mounted in front of the radiator and down low.

 

[GeneralDisorder]

My thread on AC install on my A1R:

Gen 2 air conditioning install with C7 A1R - notes and pictures thus far.

I'm told by a MotorPool veteran of 20 years that "soft cab" trucks were basically never equipped with AC. He couldn't recall ever seeing one in fact. The A1P2 armored cab trucks all have it and in fact AC malfunction is a deadline. The AC only has to drop the ambient temp by 20 degrees F to be...

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2008 M1079 A1R/A1P2 factory Red Dot condenser: