You underestimate the capabilities of a complete idiot. Just stand at the rear and pull down hard on the edge of the shelf, there is obviously no other way to get in there, right? Why someone this clueless thought they could fix anything amazes me. Turns out the auto tranny died too, and his father paid for a rebuilt unit from GT ($2700 installed). Fortunately, he had to sell the van to pay his dad back, or I think he would have completely destroyed the rig in a few more months.
It was a situation where he inherited the van from his grandmother and didn't appreciate it. It had been very well cared for and stored in a garage its whole life, then he got his hands on it. First, he left the Fiamma 45 awning up in a windstorm and it was ripped off the van and destroyed. Then came the A/C debacle and the transmission. I've also had to replace the idle control module and alternator, and am still working on a misfire under load (full tune up, new fuel pump, and rebuilt injectors coming this week).
My son found another A/C cabinet on eBay for $150 that I will convert into a shelf, but we are still looking for a grey non A/C cabinet. Yeah, I know, hell could freeze over before we find that.
Stuart
From: JordanVw@aol.com [mailto:JordanVw@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 9:14 AM To: stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: A/C problems
In a message dated 11/19/2014 12:09:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM writes: The PO was clueless and just ripped the bottom off the cabinet. Idiot.
how do you "rip off the bottom of the cabinet"??? there is no way to take just the bottom of the cabinet off.. the whole cabinet has to be unbolted. |
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