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*The cables are brought out on the bottom. There is no grommet and the cables chafe inside the evaporator housing at the fan controller. Consider making a new hole at the top, install a grommet and bring the cables out there. Close the hole on the bottom with a piece of aluminum and 4 pop rivets. | *The cables are brought out on the bottom. There is no grommet and the cables chafe inside the evaporator housing at the fan controller. Consider making a new hole at the top, install a grommet and bring the cables out there. Close the hole on the bottom with a piece of aluminum and 4 pop rivets. | ||
*The manual doesn't recommend what to use for sealing against air leaks. PERMATEX # 2 SEALANT seems to do a great job. | *The manual doesn't recommend what to use for sealing against air leaks. PERMATEX # 2 SEALANT seems to do a great job. | ||
*There are a lot of loose ends when mounting the evaporator. The issue is that at the point where you would install the AC (before closing out the floor panels), the tailcone bulkhead does not have predrilled holes yet for the closeout panel as it comes from Vans. So the holes in the upper closeout that Airflow sends don't match up with any existing holes.<br>[[File:2022-09-17 19-11-03.jpg| | *There are a lot of loose ends when mounting the evaporator. The issue is that at the point where you would install the AC (before closing out the floor panels), the tailcone bulkhead does not have predrilled holes yet for the closeout panel as it comes from Vans. So the holes in the upper closeout that Airflow sends don't match up with any existing holes.<br>[[File:2022-09-17 19-11-03.jpg|400x400px]] | ||
*#Attach the 3D-printed inlet vents to the evaporator using the bulkhead cutouts for those vents to align them parallel and with the right distance between them. The vents are not symmetrical, there is a left and right one. Check the notch on the bottom to align with the seam of the evaporator housing. There are no extra pop rivets for the nut-plates, be careful that you do grab the nut-plate before setting the rivets. The screws are really hard to get into the nut-pates. Consider putting each nut-plate in a vice and test-driving the screw in once with a bit of lube and an electric impact driver before mounting them. | *#Attach the 3D-printed inlet vents to the evaporator using the bulkhead cutouts for those vents to align them parallel and with the right distance between them. The vents are not symmetrical, there is a left and right one. Check the notch on the bottom to align with the seam of the evaporator housing. There are no extra pop rivets for the nut-plates, be careful that you do grab the nut-plate before setting the rivets. The screws are really hard to get into the nut-pates. Consider putting each nut-plate in a vice and test-driving the screw in once with a bit of lube and an electric impact driver before mounting them. | ||
*#Cleco the luggage floors in | *#Cleco the luggage floors in | ||
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*#Cleco the lower close-out panel's bottom edge to the floor panels / bulkhead | *#Cleco the lower close-out panel's bottom edge to the floor panels / bulkhead | ||
*#Secure the lower close-out panel to the bulkhead so it lays flat on the bulkhead | *#Secure the lower close-out panel to the bulkhead so it lays flat on the bulkhead | ||
*#Screw the AC upper close-out panel and the stock lower close-out panel together at the 4 holes of the seat-belt cable guide (using the largest bolts you can find that fit to align the two) | *#Screw the AC upper close-out panel and the stock lower close-out panel together at the 4 holes of the seat-belt cable guide (using the largest bolts you can find that fit to align the two)<br>[[File:2022-10-08 17-49-10.jpg|400x400px]] | ||
*#Clamp the bulkhead to the fuselage. Ensure it centered left/right | *#Clamp the bulkhead to the fuselage. Ensure it centered left/right | ||
*#Attach the front bracket to the evaporator. | *#Attach the front bracket to the evaporator. | ||