Customs look what I just bought window cooler

Estate sale. I'm sure they didn't know what it is. $5. Will someone tell me what the rope os for. Guess I should just take it apart and find out. Not sure what to do about the dent. Probably just pull it out and fix it. Hate to drill a hole and weld it. Some of my friends probably have one of those weld on pullers.

Gary

 

Cool!
I don't think it'll work with your T Bucket......... lol

Allan

 

rope is basically open or closed handle

 

Do those things actually DO anything?

 

Yep,fill with ice 60mph traditional AC.

 

Yea, but it helps if you have something other than a roadster without Windows.

 

I knew I would get shit about the roadster. That's what I was driving when I saw the estate sale sign.

The tank looks to be galvanized. Hate to put any heat to it. Maybe I'll just fill it full of Bondo.

Thinking it might look right in place on my '48 moordoor.

 

Here's some info about disassembly, repair, theory of operation and what the ropes are for. Found this on some site called the Jalopy Journal, of all places.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/inside-the-thermador-swamp-cooler-revealed.674291/

 

That's an old Firestone cooler minus the support rod. The ropes rotate the internal drum, left and right. The drum has aspen inside that absorbs water. Remove the rear cap and you should be able to remove the drum and repair the dent. Here's a NOS one I had showing adjustable support rod that attaches to underside and rests on door frame.

 

My mother bought one of those when she bought her new '57 Chevy. If I remember correctly pulling the rope turned a drum inside the unit that was made with a filter like material. The drum rotated through the water at the bottom of the cooler and became wet. Air blowing through the now wet filter material was cooled by evaporation.

Charlie Stephens

 

aw cmon, be a sport, put it on the T....

 

Yeah George I can count on you for good info. NOT!!!!!!!

Your Friend??????? Gary

 

My Dad had one of those on his '59 Chevy wagon when I was a kid. I was always fascinated by it.

 

Definitely has the cool factor!

 

A block of ice helps for a little while. HRP

 

Put it on a 2017 Honda.In two weeks all 2017 Hondas will be running them.

 

have to use NOS ice for it to work properly