On a recent trip to the hill country I got 18 mpg with the AC in the rack the whole trip and the hills of death. Normal flat land driving with it up there I get around the same maybe 19 with a tail wind. Owen Brand ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom ring" <taring@TARING.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:22 PM Subject: Re: (Fwd) Re: Help With 110 Volt A/C BTU Requirement Sought
> Sounds like a job for velcro, fabric, plus some modern adhesives. I like it. > > Anyone have any idea how much windload/mileage loss an AC unit sitting up there > would entail? > > On 28 Jul 2003 at 21:59, Dennis Haynes wrote: > > > Stick it on the front luggage rack with a few blocks of wood to set the > > height and let it blow into the front opening. A curtain of some sort > > tom > > > ------ > Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx > 85 Westphalia GL Albert > 96 Jetta GL The Intimidator > taring@taring.org > > "It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn > fast > and come out dead." Stirling Moss > |
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