Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:18:36 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
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I'll tell you one thing about the stuff under the D-pillar that will
give you a heart attack if you don't know what's causing it... clean
the contacts on the relay down low in the electrical stuff, or better
yet replace it while you are in there if it hasn't been replaced
alread. It will stick closed and turn on your maximum AC booster fan
(the one on the outside that blows air over the condenser) and run
your battery down in no time if you don't know how to stop it. Loud,
too. You'll turn your key off one day but that big fan won't quit.
Jim
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Robert Fisher<refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:
> You might mention, when recommending this stuff, that's it illegal in his
> locale and no professional shop will touch his system with it in it.
> Anyway, (to the OP), if you're going to be servicing your A/C system you
> would do well to clean all the electrical connections under the driver's
> side 'D' pillar as preventive maintenance; a lot of people have reported
> damage due to corrosion/poor connections, etc.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike Miller
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:23 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
>
> I used some stuff called Maxi-Frig. Direct drop in. Not supposed to put a
> vacuum on the system, just load it in.
>
> Works great! Well I mean for a van. Cold air at least, very cold.
>
> Held for about a year now.
>
> YMMV
>
> Mike From Marin
>
>
> On 7/20/09 1:00 PM, "Michael Hart" <mjhart853@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
>> After a weekend of driving through some of the hot parts of CA & NV (100 -
>> 103F in places), AC system repair / upgrade has moved to the top of my
> 'to-do'
>> list (that together with transmission overhaul, but that's a separate
>> post...). The system was last working fine (well for a Westy that is) for
> two
>> summers after a system charge in Spring 2007, but the freon has obviously
>> leaked away since then. I'm considering conversion to Freeze-12 rather
> than
>> another R12 recharge (since the R12 will undoubtably leak away again,
> adding
>> to the ozone hole..). Advice from anyone who has done this conversion
> would be
>> appreciated. I am ready to attempt this myself, but would consider a shop
> job
>> if anyone knows of capable AC shops in the San Francisco Bay Area.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike ('87 Westy)
>
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