'72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

badpeanut · 02-01-2009, 11:36 AM

Why does this truck have an overhead AC unit but no AC (eBay item 320336979626)?

oldblue1968chevy · 02-01-2009, 08:38 PM

lol thats a stumper right there

**1970cstblazer** · 02-01-2009, 10:18 PM

It does have a manual throttle though..

Longhorn Man · 02-01-2009, 11:04 PM

67 - 71 was like that. No in dash A/C, just an overhead unit. The compresor is gone, and most of the overhead unit it's self is missing.

badpeanut · 02-02-2009, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

67 - 71 was like that. No in dash A/C, just an overhead unit. The compresor is gone, and most of the overhead unit it's self is missing.

Interesting! The controls must also have been in the overhead unit?

olblue60@aol.com · 02-02-2009, 10:53 AM

It looks to me that the vin#s on the spid label are 1971 #s. It seems to me that at least the glovebox door has been replaced with a 1971, and the air conditioning is possibly form the same doner vehicle, with the installation never completed.

**rockc** · 02-12-2009, 12:12 PM

Didn't they have 2 different AC units that were installed in the burb?

OldCreek · 02-12-2009, 02:33 PM

I believe there's one compressor up front and the rear lines 'T' into it. The rear unit has its own heat sink and fan. The controls were on the dash to turn it on... and I believe the rear overhead unit had an adjustment knob.

Longhorn Man · 02-13-2009, 11:16 PM

that's a 71 burb, not a 72.
The 67 - 71 burbs were like that.
in 72, they came with in dash A/C like a pick up, and then an added unit in back overhead that was controlled by a rotary knob under the headlight switch.
Other than the underhood stuff missing, and most of the overhead tunnel not being installed, it is actually correct.

70 Suburban · 02-15-2009, 01:28 AM

hmm then mine is special. I have a 70 with dash and overhead... and it was a one owner truck so idont think it was added.

Livrat · 02-15-2009, 12:18 PM

I have seen Burbs with three different configurations... Roof air.. which is the one on Ebay... yes the controls were in the plastic ducting running from front to rear (missing on the ebay burb)
Rear air... which only had the roof stuff in the rear.. and dual air.. which had dash air like a pickup and a rear ac unit..

**Hart_Rod** · 02-15-2009, 06:58 PM

70 Tunnel air

468BIGBLOCK · 03-02-2009, 12:50 PM

I have one just like it NO C-60 front air. but DOES have C-69 rear air. mine is a 71 3/4 ton 4x4 4 speed buckets,4 speed tilt. no tach. oringinaly bought by a funeral home in western tn.

makaburb · 02-06-2017, 02:27 PM

Now i understand mine better. 71 gmc with dash ac and the tunnel overhead. I had thought the tunnel setup might have been from a later gen burb.

Bigdav160 · 02-06-2017, 04:18 PM

I could be wrong but I think dash A/C wasn't available in the Suburban until 1972. It also included a smaller roof mounted rear air system.

70-71 had the long roof mounted system.

The blue Suburban originally posted is a '71 model per the SPID not a '72 like mentioned in the thread title.

**THI** · 02-08-2017, 05:54 PM

My 1970 has the Tunnel A/C with no dash A/C.

02-01-2009, 11:36 AM	#1
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02-01-2009, 08:38 PM	#2
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02-01-2009, 10:18 PM	#3
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02-01-2009, 11:04 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? 67 - 71 was like that. No in dash A/C, just an overhead unit. The compresor is gone, and most of the overhead unit it's self is missing.

02-02-2009, 10:53 AM	#6
olblue60@aol.com member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Silver Spring Md.20901 Posts: 2,031	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? It looks to me that the vin#s on the spid label are 1971 #s. It seems to me that at least the glovebox door has been replaced with a 1971, and the air conditioning is possibly form the same doner vehicle, with the installation never completed. __________________ 1967 C/K10 Chevy Panel 1968 C/K20 Chevy Pickup 1968 C/K10 Chevy Suburban 1941 Chevy Sedan Delivery 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery 1972 Camaro SS 396 #s matching 1971 Harley FX Superglide Last edited by olblue60@aol.com; 02-02-2009 at 10:55 AM.

02-12-2009, 12:12 PM	#7
rockc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE WY Posts: 633	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? Didn't they have 2 different AC units that were installed in the burb?

02-12-2009, 02:33 PM	#8
OldCreek Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Coast California Posts: 1,026	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? I believe there's one compressor up front and the rear lines 'T' into it. The rear unit has its own heat sink and fan. The controls were on the dash to turn it on... and I believe the rear overhead unit had an adjustment knob. __________________ 1972 K20 Suburban 5.7/700r4/NP205 Dana 44/H052 Sold 1972 C10 5.3L/4L60E 12bolt 5Lug - Sold 1971 K5 Blazer 6.0L LQ9 4L60E NP205 Dana 44/H052!!! 1970 K3500 1ton CrewCab 8.1L/Allison1000/NP205 Dana 60/14B!!!! - Sold 1984 K10 SWB 7.4L/4L80e/NP208 Corp 10/12 bolt Sold 1988 V30 CCLB 7.4L/TH400/NP205/Dana 60/Dana 70/3.73!!! (Sold) 2003 K2500HD 8.1/Allison1000/NP263

02-13-2009, 11:16 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? that's a 71 burb, not a 72. The 67 - 71 burbs were like that. in 72, they came with in dash A/C like a pick up, and then an added unit in back overhead that was controlled by a rotary knob under the headlight switch. Other than the underhood stuff missing, and most of the overhead tunnel not being installed, it is actually correct.

02-15-2009, 01:28 AM	#10
70 Suburban Rods Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 1,398	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? hmm then mine is special. I have a 70 with dash and overhead... and it was a one owner truck so idont think it was added.

02-15-2009, 12:18 PM	#11
Livrat Member #1049 Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Troy Montana Posts: 3,940	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? I have seen Burbs with three different configurations... Roof air.. which is the one on Ebay... yes the controls were in the plastic ducting running from front to rear (missing on the ebay burb) Rear air... which only had the roof stuff in the rear.. and dual air.. which had dash air like a pickup and a rear ac unit..

02-15-2009, 06:58 PM	#12
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03-02-2009, 12:50 PM	#13
468BIGBLOCK MEMBER OF THE JUNK MAN CLUB Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: paragould arkansas 72450 Posts: 425	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? I have one just like it NO C-60 front air. but DOES have C-69 rear air. mine is a 71 3/4 ton 4x4 4 speed buckets,4 speed tilt. no tach. oringinaly bought by a funeral home in western tn. __________________ I LIKE 67-72 CHEVYS, I HAVE OWNED OVER 150 OF THEM IN THE LAST 25 YEARS..

02-06-2017, 02:27 PM	#14
makaburb Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: seguin,tx Posts: 3	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? Now i understand mine better. 71 gmc with dash ac and the tunnel overhead. I had thought the tunnel setup might have been from a later gen burb.

02-06-2017, 04:18 PM	#15
Bigdav160 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Klein Texas Posts: 3,852	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? I could be wrong but I think dash A/C wasn't available in the Suburban until 1972. It also included a smaller roof mounted rear air system. 70-71 had the long roof mounted system. The blue Suburban originally posted is a '71 model per the SPID not a '72 like mentioned in the thread title. __________________ My Classics: '72 K20 Suburban + '65 Dodge Town Wagon '72 Corvette Roadster +'67 Corvette Roadster '73 Z-28 Camaro '63 Ford SWB Uni Pickup '50 Ford Coupe

02-08-2017, 05:54 PM	#16
THI Active Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 169	Re: '72 'Burb w/Overhead AC Unit and No AC? My 1970 has the Tunnel A/C with no dash A/C.



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