Air Conditioning Diagram/Supplement?

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gmonsen
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Air Conditioning Diagram/Supplement?

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Does anyone know where there is an electrical diagram of the air conditioning system BMW USA added onto the E12's? The reconditioned compressor works fine, when on an external power supply, but I don't know at all how to hook it up to the wiring. I should have been much more careful, when I removed the old compressor, but it wasn't working when I bought the car. I have heard that there is a few/several page supplement that BMW USA gave out with the owner's manual.
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Yes, you are correct. There is an additional schematic dedicated to A/C in the climate control section
of the factory manual (blue binder). I may need to do this from scratch on a Euro car with no A/C so it's on my mind.
Perhaps I can send you a few scans? PM me if you're interested. I don't think this level of detail is in our FAQs here.
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Robert... I sent you a PM, but am not sure it went out. Was in my "outbox". I wold very much appreciate a scan of the schematics related to the AC. Thanks very much.
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I saw your PMs. No problem. I've made a note to scan the schematic; hope to knock that down over the weekend and send
that to your email.
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Thanks, Robert
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gmonsen wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:05 pmThanks, Robert
Sent. Hope it helps your project.
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I also recommend “Just needs a recharge” by the Hack Mechanic. Gives a good perspective on using modern ac components in vintage systems.
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Thanks, Robert. Maybe this should be posted somewhere here, like as a FAQ.
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You're probably right. FAQ development seemed to have ended around 10 yrs ago - not much active web development on today's board, although there are some important, unrepresented topics.
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