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Date:         Fri, 3 Aug 2001 13:38:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: insane AC idea
Comments: To: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>

Can't speak for others, but this one lives in Phoenix. 110 degrees. Hot.

It takes a certain amount of convincing oneself just to go out the front door in the morning.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Fortino" <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 11:28 AM 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. > > > > __________________________________________________ > FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. > Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com >


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