VANAGON archives -- August 2001, week 1 (#309)

Date:         Fri, 3 Aug 2001 19:01:07 -0700
Reply-To:     phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: insane AC idea
In-Reply-To:  <F225bCJnEMzAUor03u90000dbe0@hotmail.com>
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Yeah, I lived in southern California for 6 years....no
one knows what humidity means or how to drive when it
rains.

Come down south with your "I dont need no stinkin AC"
attitude and it will get a proper adjustment.

Phil 84' westy
FLORIDA, where you never stop swetting even while
swimming.




-- Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Yep,
>
> number of vehicles - 4
> number of aircondition vehicles - 0
>
> and I like it like that.
>
> tim o'brien
> san jose, ca
>
>
>
> >I a native CA human.
> >
> >--
> >Joseph  Fortino
> >fortino1@onebox.com - email
> >(510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax
> >
> >
> >
> >---- mike miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
> > > Why do you want AC?  You obviously live
> somewhere like Germany or
> >Britain
> > > where they don't need it.  Try doing without in
> the southern or
> >southwestern
> > > parts of the US.  Gives real meaning to the
> term:  Smells like a goat.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > Sacramento, CA  moving over 100 next week.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > From: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
> > > > Reply-To: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
> > > > Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 11:28:51 -0700
> > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > > Subject: Re: insane AC idea
> > > >
> > > > my factory setting are roll down the windows,
> if road rage persists
> > > > roll up windows and crack the wings.. ;)
> > > >
> > > > I wonder why one would want to have ac on an
> older van, maybe euro
> > > > van.. but a vanagon..
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Joseph  Fortino
> > > > fortino1@onebox.com - email
> > > > (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----         Joe Reed
> <joe.reed@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From: "Mark Drillock"
> <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
> > > >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > > >> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 1:04 PM
> > > >> Subject: Re: insane AC idea
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>> Anybody know offhand what the BTU rating is
> of the factory A/C
> > > in
> > > >> the
> > > >>> Vanagon? If so, please give model year and
> source of the info if
> > > >>> available. I am thinking that 6000 BTU is
> only a small fraction
> > > of
> > > >> the
> > > >>> factory A/C capacity.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Mark
> > > >>
> > > >> I'm sure you're right -- but the factory a/c
> is dead in this one,
> > > and
> > > >> as we
> > > >> all know the rear-positioned vents barely
> cooled the front anyway
> > > under
> > > >> the
> > > >> best of conditions...and this has the
> advantage of being right behind
> > > >> the
> > > >> driver's head. Since I almost never have
> passengers, that's right
> > > where
> > > >> I
> > > >> want it!  :)
> > > >>
> > > >> But most importantly, assuming all this "run
> while mobile" stuff
> > > completely
> > > >> fails (and it probably will never pass
> long-term readiness testing)
> > > >> the
> > > >> point would be that you can't run the factory
> a/c while parked
> >without
> > > >> the
> > > >> engine running. The worst-case scenario here
> is that I get an a/c
> > > unit
> > > >> that
> > > >> will work fine where I tend to camp -- which
> is in the Appalachians,
> > > >> not
> > > >> Bryce Canyon -- as long as I run a cord from
> my host's cabin.
> > > >>
> > > >
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