Date:         Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:17:21 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Prius question with vanagon content
Comments: To: mcneely4@cox.net
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No hurry. Let me know what you find out.

Thanks,

Jim


On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 6:14 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Maybe the information is in here:
>
> Hybrid Air Conditioning Systems Overview - OpenSIUC - Southern ...
> opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=auto...
> by E Talley - 2011
> Apr 1, 2011 – Talley, Eugene, "Hybrid Air Conditioning Systems Overview"
> (2011). Presentations. ... Belt Driven A/C Systems ... “new” Prius is the
> 2004 MY.
>
> I tried to find it, but didn't have the patience.  There is a photograph
> of the condenser label, but I could not read it.  I looked at my Prius
> (2005 model) but the condenser is under the car and I did not crawl under
> there to look.  Pretty tight fit.  I have to put it on blocks to change the
> oil.  Next time, I'll look, but that will be a while.
>
> mcneely
>
> ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > I was looking through the Hayne's manual this evening for a parts
> > replacement for my wife's 2003 Prius. I noticed when flipping through the
> > manual that the 2004-on Prius have electrical AC compressors. Can anyone
> > comment on what kind of current it would take to run an AC compressor on
> > electricity? One of the big problems with diesel vanagon AC, besides the
> > power issue, is the mounting and location of the compressor and a way to
> > reliably drive it with a belt. An electrical solution would obviate that.
> >
> > Any comments?
> >
> > Jim
>
> --
> David McNeely
>