I mentioned in a post several weeks ago that I was dumping the OEM Exploder compressor, of which I have burned up a few, in favor of a Sanden compressor, for use with my onboard air system. Finally got the install completed.
For those who may be curious but not up to speed, the a/c compressor on an Explorer 5.0 as well as many other 90's n' newer Ford trucks, is made by Visteon. I believe a company at least partially owned by Ford. No matter; their compressors are probably fine when used for their intended purpose, but for onboard air they fry quickly. Having toasted two of them in short order. Both are axial piston compressors, but that's where the similarities end. The Sanden SD709 compressors have a great rep for being bullet-resistant if not bulletproof in OBA applications. Those of you who may have Mustang 5.0 serpentine setups, the a/c compressor found on those engines was an oddball as far as Ford was concerned (what a surprise!)- made by, I believe, Nippondenso. A great compressor for OBA. If you have that setup, keep it. It'll work fine.
I did some research and discovered that for several years in the late 80's/early 90's, Ford supplied a dealer-install a/c setup based on a Sanden compressor, that just happens to have the same bolt mounting pattern as the Visteon pump on the Explorer 5.0. Here's a list of the vehicles where said-same Sanden compressor can be found:
FORD, Bronco (Dealer Air), 88-93, SD709
FORD, Bronco II (Dealer Air), 90, SD709
FORD, E Series Van (Dealer Air), 90-93, SD709
FORD, Escort, EXP (Dealer Air), 88-90, SD709
FORD, F Series Pickup F150-F350 (Dealer Air), 90-93, SD709
FORD, Mustang (Dealer Air), 88-93, SD709
FORD, Ranger (Dealer Air), 88-92, SD709
FORD, Tempo (Dealer Air), 88-91, SD709
More to follow...
For those who may be curious but not up to speed, the a/c compressor on an Explorer 5.0 as well as many other 90's n' newer Ford trucks, is made by Visteon. I believe a company at least partially owned by Ford. No matter; their compressors are probably fine when used for their intended purpose, but for onboard air they fry quickly. Having toasted two of them in short order. Both are axial piston compressors, but that's where the similarities end. The Sanden SD709 compressors have a great rep for being bullet-resistant if not bulletproof in OBA applications. Those of you who may have Mustang 5.0 serpentine setups, the a/c compressor found on those engines was an oddball as far as Ford was concerned (what a surprise!)- made by, I believe, Nippondenso. A great compressor for OBA. If you have that setup, keep it. It'll work fine.
I did some research and discovered that for several years in the late 80's/early 90's, Ford supplied a dealer-install a/c setup based on a Sanden compressor, that just happens to have the same bolt mounting pattern as the Visteon pump on the Explorer 5.0. Here's a list of the vehicles where said-same Sanden compressor can be found:
FORD, Bronco (Dealer Air), 88-93, SD709
FORD, Bronco II (Dealer Air), 90, SD709
FORD, E Series Van (Dealer Air), 90-93, SD709
FORD, Escort, EXP (Dealer Air), 88-90, SD709
FORD, F Series Pickup F150-F350 (Dealer Air), 90-93, SD709
FORD, Mustang (Dealer Air), 88-93, SD709
FORD, Ranger (Dealer Air), 88-92, SD709
FORD, Tempo (Dealer Air), 88-91, SD709
More to follow...
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