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Old 04-19-2023, 10:01 AM
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1985 diesel SR5 AC swap

I’ve got a 1985 SR5 that was originally a 22 re but now has a 2.4 diesel

Id like to put AC on it

Theres a 91 SR5 V6 for sale and I was wondering if I could swap the parts over from that to the 85 without to much bother

I know the evaporator box is different

Im from Manitoba Canada so there’s not many part trucks around

What do you guys think?
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Lots of bother. Tons

I’d source out an ac system for a 1984-1988 Toyota truck. At least you know all the stuff under the dash will fit in and plug-in to existing harness. The 1984-1988 condenser and r/d will bolt right in. The only thing you might have to futz with is a ac compressor bracket. Should I assume you have a L series diesel? Or something completely different?
Most of the major ac components are available from Denso at a fair price.

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Ok I will keep looking for the 84-88

For the brackets I can make those myself so that’s no issue

Will the same era 4 runner have the same parts or are they different aswell?

I think it is an L series, it’s a 2.4L |4 naturally aspirated and was supposed to be from an 85 truck

I did find most of the parts on rockauto, only part I couldn’t find was the electrical and evaporator housing

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Any RN5#(2wd), RN6#(4wd)truck or 4Runner a/c components will work.

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