[AT] Vehicle cooling before AC

[Rena Glover Goss]

For me, the $64,000 question is: Are they still in business?  On one of the postings, I see the brand "Thermador." I am familiar with that as a brand of kitchen appliances from California that is still in business.  Gonna have to check to see if they are one-and-the same.

Larry
---- Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote: 
> On 2/13/2019 8:45 AM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> > I learn so much from this list. I have never heard of these things 
> > once in my entire life. I mean, I’ve seen evaporative coolers on 
> > buildings and seen small portable units used in the work areas and 
> > barns but I have never seen one on a car. This is brand new to me.   I 
> > guess it’s because I am from the muggy east and my trips out west have 
> > been few and far between.
> >
> > Thanks everyone for the schooling...
> >
> > Spencer Yost
> 
> This is a picture of the cab cooler I had on the 930 Case about 40 years 
> ago. That white box on the roof contained the foam filters, fan and 
> water tray and that is where the
> 
> evaporation process happened. Water was pumped up there by a 
> temperamental little electric fuel pump that caused me no end of 
> frustration when it would not start.
> 
> The water tank and pump can be seen mounted on one of the cab steps in 
> front of the rear wheel. Excess water up top would return to the tank 
> (until the exit hole in the tray
> 
> blocked up with mud). So the water got dirty from dust and the tank 
> needed to be flushed and re filled every day in the hot weather. I was 
> so happy to get real air conditioning
> 
> in the next tractor.
> 
> Ralph in Sask.
> 
> 
> 
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