More I think about it, the more I realise how difficult it would be to do AC through the original heater box. Dealing with the condensation on its own would be a challenge. Be better just to redesign a whole new system that bolts up but who has the resources to do such a thing.
Another option I thought about which Marty mentioned was finding another system from another car that you could make fit the Escort. Unsure if anyone has ever done that or if anything would fit an Escort.
I've seen a few different style AC systems such as systems replacing the centre console and the systems that go on the passenger's side but none of them do what I was wondering is possible.
I've seen the systems Parttime and Marty linked but that's not a 100% solution to what I was wanting to achieve. All the vents are open at all times so you can't control direction of air (Demiser, side vents, foot vents). It also wouldn't let you just have fresh air from outside.
Having a system that works the same way as the original heater box but also has AC would be amazing. never seeing such systems used in an Escort myself I wasn't sure if anyone had made anything work to achieve what I was wondering.
Were there any other model Fords around the era of the Escort such as Cortina, Falcon etc that had a heater/AC combo box or were all AC systems separate to the heater box?
post edited by Eskie92 - 2024/04/13 21:18:21