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Date:         Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:24:24 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon a/c
Comments: To: Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <SNT141-W7F855C9EDBDA937DED7A9A0E60@phx.gbl>
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Pull the AC front grille and the driver's side speaker (total of about ten screws. You'll need a Crescent wrench with a wide jaw and a relatively short handle (or the correct size wrench with said short handle). PITA but doable.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] |On Behalf Of Jamie Fitterer |Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 8:26 AM |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |Subject: Re: Vanagon a/c | |Sorry about that. I have an 84 westy. I have been reading |about lowering it and all the cutting slits etc.. My main |concern is how I get the bootm side hose disconnected. I can |see the larger hose from the back but the bottom one is hard to see. | > Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:19:43 -0500 |> From: jrodgers113@gmail.com |> To: fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM |> CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |> Subject: Re: Vanagon a/c |> |> I didn't catch what type vehicle you have- but on My 88Gl - |AI put up |> a stack of wide wood blocks, mounted a hydraulic jack on top with a |> wide flat of plywood on top. Then I ran the jack up snug to slightly |> lift the AC unit housing. With the weight off - I was able |to remove |> all the hoses and fittings. Afterward I just lowered the whole thing |> down. On a Westy - I wouldn't know how that would work. |> |> Hope this gives you some ideas. |> |> John |> |> On 6/28/2012 9:45 AM, Jamie Fitterer wrote: |> > So with this cabinet thing. THe upper COndenser isnt |mounted to anything? the cabinet just holds it there? I need |to replace my expansion valve as it appears to be plugged. |> > > Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 21:17:24 -0400 |> >> From: dvdclarksn@AOL.COM |> >> Subject: Re: Vanagon a/c |> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |> >> |> >> It's not so much the parts but the labor that you can |get into if |> >> the cabinet has to be dropped to get to the expansion |valve. If you |> >> do the job yourself I would suggest constructing some |sort of table |> >> that can support the cabinet while you reconnect the wiring hoses |> >> and other fittings. Be careful of the fittings on the drain tray |> >> that will be very brittle and will break easily. My system was |> >> working great and then one day near the end of the season |last year |> >> I heard a pop from up there in that cabinet and everything got |> >> warm. I'm dreading going through that ordeal again.:( |> >> |> >> David Clarkson |> >> 90 Westy |> >> |> >> |> >> |> >> |> >> |> >> -----Original Message----- |> >> From: John Rodgers&lt;inua@CHARTER.NET&gt; |> >> To: vanagon&lt;vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM&gt; |> >> Sent: Mon, May 23, 2011 4:31 pm |> >> Subject: Re: Vanagon a/c |> >> |> >> |> >> |> >> |> >> I have the same problem. Got to get the AC repaired. |One thing I |> >> learned the hard way - if y ou do not have freon and |don't run the |> >> AC once a week - the seals dry up and the freon leaks out. So you |> >> are likely up for replacement of all the seals, including |a likely |> >> replacement of the Compressor. In an upgrade to 134a, you |can get a |> >> complete seal kit from Van-cafe for about $50 or from the other |> >> List Vendors for similar money. You will also need a new receiver |> >> dryer and possible a new expansion valve. Because the old AC |> >> compressors were designed to run at the lower Freon 12 pressures, |> >> the higher pressures of the 134a may poop out your AC compressor |> >> fairly quickly. You really should get a new compressor |appropriate to the 134a. |> >> |> >> 134a Upgrade Kit - $50 |> >> Expansion valve - $30 |> >> Receiver-Dryer - $30-$35 |> >> Compressor - $350- $400. |> >> 134a - $35 or so. |> >> |> >> Not bad on parts. But then there is the labor. I've not a clue on |> >> that myself. I'm going to try and do it myself. |> >> |> >> Good luck. |> >> |> >> John |> >> |> >> John Rodgers |> >> Clayartist and Moldmaker |> >> 88'GL VW Bus Driver |> >> Chelsea, AL |> >> Http://www.moldhaus.com |> >> |> >> |> >> On 5/23/2011 2:41 PM, David M wrote: |> >> &gt; Well I have been given an ultimatum by the wife. Get the a/c |> >> fixed or get rid of the Vanagon. Its about to hit 100 |degrees here |> >> in AZ so it would be nice to have working a/c again. The |system was |> >> working fine around 10 years ago but lasted maybe one |year after a |> >> $450 refill with freon at the VW dealer. It's still the |freon (R12) |> >> system and I'm not prepared to pay the cost of regular |R12 refills so it has to be a conversion to R134. |> >> &gt; How much should it cost to have this done? I was quoted a |> >> $1000 flat fee by one place but that seems expensive. Is a lot of |> >> labor involved? Can a regular a/c place handle this or is |the Vanagon system too unusual? |> >> &gt; |> >> &gt; -David (1987 Wolfsburg) |> >> &gt; |> >> &gt; |> >> |> >> |> >> |> > | = |----- |No virus found in this message. |Checked by AVG - www.avg.com |Version: 2012.0.2171 / Virus Database: 2437/5097 - Release |Date: 06/27/12


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