Date:         Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:56:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy
Comments: To: "John Connolly, Aircooled.Net" <john@aircooled.net>
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John, sounds great. Can you tell us a little more
about how it is mounted. Did you convert to R-134a?

Tom F.

--- "John Connolly, Aircooled.Net"
<john@aircooled.net> wrote:

> I doubled the cooling capacity of my stock 90
> Vanagon A/C by adding a 24k
> BTU condenser, in series with the original one. You
> can hang meat in my
> vanagon now in 100F weather without an issue.
>
> I haven't gotten around to removing the dash to
> re-seal the fresh air vents,
> which are leaking in a big way. It's tough to keep
> the interior cool when
> hot air is blowing in replacing the cool air in the
> interior. Once I do this
> it will be amazing.
>
> I strongly recommend the 2nd condenser, it's a huge
> increase in cooling to
> the van, and it's "free" (no additional power or
> strain on the rest of the
> system) once you pay for it. The unit was around
> $350 (dual fan, relays,
> etc), with a few hours for the installation.
>
> John
> Aircooled.Net Inc.
>
>


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