Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 15:46:22 -0700
Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: insane AC idea
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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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