Stephen, I too have an '85 Westy with a dealer-installed A/C. It does not cycle either. It is my understanding, as gathered from this list, that the pressure switches necessary for this were not used until '86 when the factory started installing the air-conditioners. I use the thermostat knob on the dash to adjust the temp setting to where the A/C might cycle. Hard to do in Alabama. What kind of freon are you using? Chris. ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen Waide <swwaide@yahoo.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 4:27 PM Subject: AC-what is normal operation?
> This is my first Vanagon; an 84, and I coaxed the AC > into life. However it does not seem to "cycle". > Other (non VW) cars turn the compressor on and > off-expecially when idling, but my Vanagon compressor > seems to be 'on' all the time. Is this normal > operation? > Stephen > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. > http://invites.yahoo.com/ |
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