Date:         Sun, 29 Sep 2002 05:55:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Timothy Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Timothy Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Replacing A/C compressor 91 Westy
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Take your van to a reputable A/C shop and have them
test the system and look for leaks. Before you go,
remove the cover over the A/C relays and high side
fitting in the rear closet.

Once you find out where the leaks are, either have
them repair it, or have them evacuate the system if
you will be doing the repairs yourself.

After it has been repaired, make sure that both
evaporator fans are working. The fan circuit likes to
melt the fuse holders located by the relays in the
rear "C" pillar. The last couple of camper A/C systems
I looked had one of the fuses blown so only one of the
blowers was working. You can tell quickly if the
amount of air coming out of the vents is less on one
side than on the other.

The camper A/C should be able to lower the interior
temperature 30F degrees below the outside temp, but it
takes it some time to do it.

Tim


--- Fonni Chang <Fonni0365@CS.COM> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> We acquired that 91 Westy less than 2 months ago.
> The A/C was blowing cold
> air, but now it blows cool air. The A/C was repaired
> a couple of times in the
> past year or so, the shop recommended replacing the
> compressor in the invoice
> but the previous owner did not do it. So, I am going
> to take on a new project
> replacing the A/C compressor in the near future. I
> have no previous
> experience working on the A/C, but I do have the
> official repair manual for
> Vanagon. Any advice will be extremely appreciated.
>
> Fonni
> 91 Westy, 93,700mls


=====
Tim Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
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