Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:24:05 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: AC in a westy?
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Yo! I got one that came off a 32 foot motor home, it'll allow you to hang
meat in your Westy.
Just one problem, the Flat Roof units will only work flat. Raise them the
20 or so degrees on a Westy top and they soon fail because the
compressors don't oil properly.
There are units made for specified inclines but they are very expensive
and you'll have to travel with Charles Atlas to get your pop top up.
I considered using my flat roof unit with a hinge devise and expanding
bellows to prop it at the right flat position but the unit weighs about
110 pounds and I felt that it would soon reduce my Pop-Top to fragmented
glass.
With summer temperature here in Texas as high as 112 degrees I mentally
wore this A/C thing out before I went out and started to just waste money
on the project.
The roof A/C would work good on the strong steel top of a standard
Vanagon.
There are also smaller A/C roof units in the $700.00 range like used on
the Scamp and Casita small travel trailers. (never seen them for angle
applications)
I'd like to see how others have addressed this need for A/C but so far
I'm the only one that has been able to post any pictures or construction
methods to handle the problem.
It was my singular goal to not cut any holes in my Westy to get some A/C
working for me.
I even had window units sitting on top of my spare tire trying to
engineer a way to make them work.
You better believe that I've beaten that dead horse right into potted
meat.
Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:42:59 -0500 Ryan Heidcamp
<RHeidcamp01@COMM-WORKS.COM> writes:
> Maybe, I'm beating a dead horse. But has anyone looked into the
> typically
> self contained roof top ones on normal RV's? Of course I assume
> this mean
> cutting a hole in the fiberglass top. They might be heavy as well,
> or not
> run at an angle. Just wondering.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Wilder [mailto:wilden1@JUNO.COM]
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:24 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: AC in a westy?
>
>
> I went through the process of buying several A/C units trying to
> accomplish the installation you mention.
> I tried and returned several small 5000/6000 BTU units but most had
> plastic cases that prohibited them from any practical mounting that
> I
> felt would be durable.
> I opted for the removable unit in this picture.
> http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/ac_unit.htm
> Its heavy to hang (50 pounds) and I normally get very wet removing
> it
> because the tray is full of ice cold water when I wiggle it off the
> hanging devise, but its cheap and works good.
> I saw one unit on a Mexican (Mexico License Plates) bus that was
> mounted
> to pass through under the Westy sink area. It was a very nice
> installation but I'd never cut a hole in my Westy.
> I experimented with A/C units under the rear seat but every one
> required
> cutting a big hole.
>
> Stan Wilder
> 83 Air Cooled Westfalia
>
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:44:33 -0400 Matthew Libby
> <MLibby1@CFL.RR.COM>
> writes:
> > I saw a vanagon today with a small ac unit mounted in the window!
> > Anybody know anything about window unit ac for when you're
> camping?
> > This thing only stuck out about 8", so you could drive with it in
> > place!!! Anyone got one for sale!
> >
> > Matt
> >
>
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