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Date:         Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:28:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
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From:         Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
Subject:      Re: '84 Westy: Does Air Conditioner Boost Idle?
In-Reply-To:  <4e31ad4a.e84b340a.30ba.1f10@mx.google.com>
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>>Nope.  My Westy doesn't have even one.
>
>Out of curiosity, does it have the P/S one?


Nope.


>>Are these available?  Is it worth trying to fix?
>
>...are you having stalling problems when the A/C compressor starts,
>or is it the aesthetics of the thing you care about?


Yes, it dies pretty reliably from idle if the A/C is on.


>One compromise  would be to add a wire and a diode like a 1N4004* to
>the P/S valve, so that either the steering pump or the A/C clutch
>could activate it.


I wondered about that.  A couple of diodes would be cheaper and more
reliable than a second valve and a T hose.
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