I just went through this... The valve is behind the left side cover to the airconditioning unit (or in back of the west cabinet) where all the hoses move from the engine compartment to the root condenser. Took me about five minutes to remove the cover once I knew where to look. Mike H. 89 Vanagon 89 Audi 100 --- Mick Kalber <hotlava@interpac.net> wrote: > I'm a bit desperate. My 89 syncro westy is in the > shop for air conditioning > repair and the techies there are having a problem > servicing the unit. > Apparently there is a blockage in the system > somewhere. In order to > determine where, they say they need to find the high > pressure service valve > but can't seem to locate it. Is there one? > > Their calls to local the vw repair shop that I use, > the vw dealer here in > the islands, and several other places have not > helped. They were told that > it's on the left side under a plastic cover, and the > tech guy says it's not > there. > > The ac in that bus is great when it works, but when > it doesn't it sure gets > hot in there. Any ideas? If not, who can I e-amil, > or call? > > Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii! > > Mick Kalber > Tropical Visions Video, Inc. > 62 Halaulani Place Hilo, Hawaii 96720 > ph. 808-935-5557 fax 808-935-0066 > hotlava@interpac.net > www.volcanoscapes.com > > >
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