Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:53:17 +0100
Reply-To: Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
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From: Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
Subject: Re: After Market A/C project - Items needed
In-Reply-To: <532ECABC.6080704@v6bus.de>
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Found the second one:
http://lh4.google.com/blakeheinlein/Rf7CvkB3ZwI/AAAAAAAAADc/saysPUExyuY/IMG_3155.JPG
Am 23.03.2014 12:51, schrieb Raimund Feussner:
> Do you guys have any idea of how smallcar realises the air blending, to
> have both heated and cooled air at the stock dash vents?
>
> I have been searching for a good and well-working idea for years (over a
> decade) and seen only one or two solution that worked at all. No idea,
> how well though.
> One is here:
> http://www.furgovw.org/index.php?topic=223708.75%29
> The other I canĀ“t find anymore, I think it was a list member who
> installed a vintage-car retrofit heater box in his brown vanagon with A
> LOT of ducts.
>
>
> I modified a stock WBX heater box with Audi A/C stepper motors to
> control airflow, but the biggst problem is getting cold air (or an
> evaporator) into the box, mixing/blending with air from the heater
> core...
>
> Regards
> Raimund
>
> Am 22.03.2014 22:15, schrieb Scott Greiner:
>> I am planning to install the smallcar.com Vanagon A/C Kit in my 1982
>> Diesel Vanagon that has a AHU motor for a 1997 Jetta TDI.
>> I contacted smallcar and was told that I will need some additional
>> items.
>> 1) compressor, mounting bracket & pulley ; I have these from TDI
>> donor car
>> 2) hoses & fittings - will get from local outlet
>> 3) condenser - What one would fit?
>> 4) dyer
>> I was wondering were to purchase the condenser that would be the
>> right one for installing in my 1982 Diesel Vanagon that has no air
>> conditioning unit ever installed.
>> On some other interests; I was planning on installing a rear a/c unit
>> from a grade carivan; due to it seem to be a great added unit to
>> provided better air in the back area due to having a middle seat in
>> place. I myself been handling no air for the parts 5 years in hot
>> summers living in Mesa AZ. But now that we have a 2 year old son and
>> twins coming in June, wife feels this would be a great addition for
>> us to use my Vanagon in the summer picking up the kids from daycare,
>> etc. Looks like the Dodge Grande Carivan A/C unit will fit behind/in
>> the back side cabinet like it is installed in the carivan. To help
>> reduce back area from getting hot, having the windows tinted.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Scott Greiner
>> The Dog House
>>
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