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Date:         Sun, 25 Jun 2000 17:07:50 +0200
Reply-To:     Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@gmx.de>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@gmx.de>
Subject:      Re: Lets rip out the Air conditioner - 89 vanagon
Comments: To: "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@enter.net>
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Man, that makes me cry...

Here in Germany ACs are so rare, having an AC is the dream of every "average" Vanagon driver. We pay at least $500 for it. US people want to get rid of them. You could find them on wrecking yards...

*sigh* If i only had the possibility to get one to Germany for a few bucks....

Raimund

> Michael, > > I don't supposed you're related to Dr. William Schiesser of Lehigh University? > > > I want to rip out my AC. > > Woohoo! Been there, done that. > > > A. It doesn't work (needs lots of new parts( ~$1000 worth to get it working) > > Sounds familiar. > > > B. If it did, it would overheat the engine > > I got some switches smokin' before I ripped it out. > > > C. It takes up so much room > > Heavy too. You'll take at least a hundred pounds off your vehicle. > > > D. IT's freon based and we all know the state of the ozone layer > > No comment...I have my own theory. > > > 1.Has anyone done this before? (tips please) > > Yup. Recover the refrigerant first, otherwise, letter D above is being > violated. Also, you'll spray oil all over the place (BTDT...I thought mine was > discharged). > > I'm sure you'll figure out the rest of the procedure. It's pretty straight- > forward. The overhead rear cabinet is VERY heavy. Make sure it's supported > when you start to take it down or it'll whack you big time. You'll need to > remove the side pillars and pull some of the hoses and relays out from the > driver' side rear pillar. > > To take the condenser off the radiator, you'll need to drop the radiator > because of the way the condenser is attached (2 screws and then it swings > back...no way to do it in place that I know of). > > I left a few of the other hoses running front to back in place. Too much > hassle, IMHO. > > The compressor will require a big hex key. 6mm, I think. The cast bracket is > worth something to those that broke theirs. > > > 2.Does anyone want any of the parts? I think the compressor and exchanger > > work fine, its line leaks etc that are the problem > > Yeah, you'll get some takers, but not for everything. I still have the > evaporator and expansion valve assembly 'cause nobody wanted those, but I know > as soon as I toss it someone will offer $200 for it. ;-) > > > 3. Any cool ideas of what to do with all that extra overhead space? Can I get > > factory looking overhead cabinet anywhere. I'd like to put some speakers and > > maybe a subwoofer up there. > > I just put the empty shell back up and put stuff in there. I lined it with > contact paper because that black foamy stuff was all over the place. > > Drop the center ducts and now you can put a poptop on, like I did. :-) > > The front air distributor can be made into a shelf. I did...see pics on Bev's > web page. > > -Karl > > Karl & Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA - '87 Weekender "Bev" - 198K Miles > http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw - vanagon@makarov.com > VW Shop List: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops > PA/NJ/DE/MD area VW bus "group" http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/pavanagon > Red Hat LINUX 6.2 - for IQs higher than 3.1/95/98 >


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