Naaah, Ben T., you got it all wrong! Its really a ramjet installed to help accelerate that big box up to 60 mph. -[;<)> John Rodgers 88 Gl Driver Ben T wrote: > In a message dated 9/6/02 12:46:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > Helmut.Zeidler@NOKIA.COM writes: > > << I was told that the pipe on the right > door is an external AC sold in US. I > never heard about it, does anyone > know details? Is it available somewhere? >> > > Helmut, > > That is not really a true AC. It is commonly called a swamp cooler. There are > wetpads in the interior which needs water. Air is rammed into the assembly as > you drive. The evaporation of water is what makes the cooling effect. It is > only truly effective in dry climates. Useless where the humidity is high. > > BenT > <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon > Cafe</A> |
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