Date:         Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:57:13 -0700
Reply-To:     David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Vanagon a/c and associated miseries.
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Well it happened... my main transportation (1995
Mercury Sable) croaked on the way home from vacation.
The a/c compressor jammed and threw off the serpentine
belt. I did not even have the a/c on but apparently it
runs (and thus wears) all the time. The single belt
runs everything: a/c, alternator, power steering,
water pump, engine timing, you name it ... what a
design, I guess Ford never heard of fail-safe?
The repair estimate was $1600 (extensive dismantling
required just to get to the compressor) and the car in
a repair shop miles from my home, so I decided to junk
the car.
... which leads me to the Vanagon part, my backup
transportation is my 1987 Wolfsburg with non-working
a/c. I live in Phoenix and its now around 110-115
every day so I need it bad.
My question how much should it cost to get a Vanagon
a/c working. It did work a few years ago and then just
stopped blowing cold. Can a regular a/c shop work on
it or is it so unusual I should try to find a
Vanagon-savvy mechanic?

David, Phoenix, AZ
'87 Wolfsburg



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