Chrysler Airtemp

[John E]

I just came across an old Airtemp in the basement of a local building that is being torn down. There is a 30 HP motor on it. The tags read
Chrysler Airtemp M. 5-H S. 1747A45
Radial Compressor M. 2005-2C 1423685-1 S. 93S0396

Does anyone have any info on date and refrigerant etc. I am considering pulling it out just because it is "neat" and a junk man was going to take it for scrap. I just have a thing for old stuff. Thanks, John

[supertek65]

it is just a compressor brother, you have to let go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jackpiner]

I just came across an old Airtemp in the basement of a local building that is being torn down. There is a 30 HP motor on it. The tags read
Chrysler Airtemp M. 5-H S. 1747A45
Radial Compressor M. 2005-2C 1423685-1 S. 93S0396

Does anyone have any info on date and refrigerant etc. I am considering pulling it out just because it is "neat" and a junk man was going to take it for scrap. I just have a thing for old stuff. Thanks, John

If you want another oldie I have a jobsite with an old Typhoon (Schnakie Grosso) 30 HP vintage 1948. Just waiting for someone to remove it from the mechanical room.

[John E]

I was hoping to get at least a date on it. It looks like an old radial engine from an airplane. It's just a shame to see the craftsmanship get trashed

[DarthHVAC]

Your wife will thank you.
I used to do the same insane thing, drag theses relics home, now days I pull the tags off and hang them on the work shop door, I have quite a few.
I still bring home old tstats. Got some real old Honeywell clock type stats the ones you take off the wall and wind up. I used to save old steam gauges, got one from 1887.
Now thinking about it I do save old controls too, really insane ones, I have a relay filled with mercury.

So who am I to give advice, sure drag the anchor home. I hope I die first just can't imagine getting rid of all this crap I have drug home over the years.

Any body want to buy some 14 hour time delay fuses from WW2, found them in a rental house I bought that was owned by an OSS agent.

[jackpiner]

I was hoping to get at least a date on it. It looks like an old radial engine from an airplane. It's just a shame to see the craftsmanship get trashed

Those old compressors were well made, & easy to rebuild on site, but they used a hell of a lot of iron to make those dinasaurs.
If you take it home and you can get 3 phase to it they make excellent air compressors. I used an old 2 hp belt drive for 15 years as my air compressor in my shop, piped to a old 125# r-12 tank.