Howdy, I have a new in the box AC Compressor with clutch that works for an '86 Westy. It came from Van-Cafe. It is yours for $250 plus shipping. If interested, I will send pics so you can verify that it has the right fitting pattern for your year. Thanks. --- Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > There are 23 messages totalling 1127 lines in this > issue. > > Topics in this special issue: > > 1. Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... > ;^) (6) > 2. Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my cool in > the desert (a trip > report) > 3. tolls (was RE: I-90 Freeway help) (2) > 4. fan won't stop 87 syncro (4) > 5. want a carat table in your van? then you have > to use the carat rear > sofab... > 6. how do you test and a/c compressor? > 7. Your message to > vanagon-request@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > 8. Anyone know Java? > 9. thanks for the dope slap > 10. looking for some body parts > 11. De-coupler for Syncro > 12. Dometic idea? (was: Dometic question. (yes did > search archives.... ;^) (2) > 13. I-90 Freeway help > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:57:52 -0700 > From: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM> > Subject: Re: Dometic question. (yes did search > archives.... ;^) > > When I lived in E. TN. we installed a 'whole house > fan' in the central > passageway of the house. The idea was that there > would be times of day when > it was hotter in the house than outside, so you'd > pull the outside air in to > cool it down or at least even it out- the 'exhaust' > went into the attic and > displaced the hot air built up in there which > exhausted thru the vents which > in turn further cooled the house. You'd run the fan > in the morning and in > the evening and use the A/C during the hottest part > of the day. This also > had the benefit of thoroughly airing out the house. > I was skeptical about it > at first but it worked very well in the humid > environment. > Here (SoCal desert) you have the variation of using > a swamp cooler to push > outside air in, and upducts in the ceiling to vent > that air into the attic > for the same reasons as the other. > > Cya, > Robert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "neil" <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:28 AM > Subject: Re: Dometic question. (yes did search > archives.... ;^) > > > > --- Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM> > > wrote: > > > > ..... internal air-stirring fan, another fan to > >> exhaust hot air out the > >> side of the van. > > > > > > Interesting. A fan to take the hot air > outside....hmmm..... > > > > Neil Nicholson. > > 1981 air cooled Westfalia. > > Cheap-o web site: > > > > > http://www.members.shaw.ca/tubanick/welcomewesty.html > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:29:44 -0700 > From: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET> > Subject: Re: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my > cool in the desert (a trip > report) > > Yes well put, i have 2 girls, 4 and 5.. and REALLY > watch, since we are desert people now. > lived here for 2 years now. I don't even go out at > peak times, and my wifes car has AC. > but even with AC its hard on the kids with hot and > cold.. > > > Peace, > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM> > >Sent: Jun 27, 2006 6:47 AM > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my > cool in the desert (a trip > report) > > > >That's all well and fine for healthy adults, but > it's hard as hell on kids > >and old people. A couple of years ago we made the > run over to my folks' > >house on an August afternoon- 8 miles, no traffic > to speak of, 12-15 minutes > >maybe, all windows open but no A/C. By the time we > got there the kids (on > >the back bench) were sweating profusely and turning > alarming shades of > >pink/red, and this with full 12 oz. sippy cups of > ice water at the start > >(standard procedure). > >Once inside they recovered just as quickly, but it > put the fear in us. The > >order came down from on high (my wife) to get the > damn A/C fixed pronto. > >That was also the end of mid/late afternoon jaunts- > 3-4 o'clock is the > >hottest part of the day around here. > >I think little kids just don't have the mass or the > circulatory capacity to > >deal with 120 degree ambient temperatures. Now they > each have their own > >little 12v fans and what not, but at high > temperatures a 'breeze' feels more > >like somebody holding a hair dryer on your face and > I'm of the opinion now > >that it just accelerates dehydration. > >So you live and learn. > > > >Cya, > >Robert > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Joseph Fortino" <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET> > >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:33 AM > >Subject: Re: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my > cool in the desert (a > >trip report) > > > > > >> It's a hard life without AC these days, 120 in > the van sometimes for me, > >> but what the heck > >> its part of the fun, i tell my wife you feel the > trip.. ;) OPEN the > >> windows.. hehe > >> > >> Joe > >> L.V, NV > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >>>From: David McCallum <boris89.david@GMAIL.COM> > >>>Sent: Jun 26, 2006 3:32 PM > >>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >>>Subject: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my > cool in the desert (a trip > >>>report) > >>> > >>>Well, once again the bus performed admirably, > given the 2000+ miles of > >>>either climbing fairly steep grades or driving > through desert conditions. > >>>I > >>>only had one incident, but it caused me quite a > bit of concern and even > >>>came > >>>back to scare me again. > >>> > >>>After about 600 miles of fun road trip, about 10 > miles north of St. > >>>George, > >>>UT, as I'm glancing at the instrument panel I see > the coolant and > >>>alternator > >>>lights go on. The VW gods were smiling on me, as > I was just coming up on > >>>an > >>>exit with services. I quickly shifted into > neutral, shut off the engine, > >>>and > === message truncated === |
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