Date:         Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:46:07 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: New AC, When It Wasn't There?
In-Reply-To:  <3F02CC04.4080807@visualautomation.com>
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on 7/2/03 8:11 AM, Duane Fahey at dfahey@VISUALAUTOMATION.COM wrote:

> My '89 Vanagon 2.1 never had an A/C.  Is there a kit to add it?  Is it
> worth it?  I mean, does it really cool down the interior?  How much
> power will I lose?


Adding it is not for the faint hearted. The overhead AC used in passenger
Vanagons is 1) heavy, 2) lots of parts and 3) expensive (unless you're
pulling the parts from a junk yard.

On the other hand, it does a REALLY good job of cooling the interior when it
is all functioning. It moves a lot of air and distributes it well (unlike
the Westy's rear AC.)

It >DOES< have a significant power impact...but for level travel it isn't
too bad. (I had to turn off the AC when doing grades in the Appalachain
Mountains, to maintain speed.)