Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 09:22:01 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
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The Behr air conditioners are old school technology and design. They still don’t have heat and cooling (blend) capability and usual installations do little to help much with defogging the front windshield. The blower motors and the control system are crude. While they do distribute air up front they are still only a marginal upgrade. I've installed few over the years. Not in mine.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jim Felder
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 9:50 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
Ken,
I would be interested in that. Since you have experience with or have investigated VA, as I am doing now, I have a question. If one already had in hand a Behr under dash unit in good shape, would there be any compelling reason to purchase the Vintage air?
Jim
On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 8:27 AM kenneth wilford (Van-Again) < kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> Pretty sure this is a Vintage Air unit that you could diy if you
> wanted to. I am thinking about doing one in a Westy and then making a
> how to instructions that folks could purchase from me.
>
> Ken
> On Jun 18, 2015 8:17 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I post this every summer, but if you want real air conditioning,
> > this is the solution:
> > https://www.smallcar.com/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=62
> >
> > Come up to the beautiful Pacific Northwest and rent a car to do some
> > touring while they do this conversion. It will cost less than
> > constantly messing with an obsolete and poorly designed system,
> > including the mini vacation.
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> > Behalf Of Dave Mcneely
> > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 2:00 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
> >
> > Patti, that cabinet has been in and out of my van multiple times in
> > dealing with the air conditioning. I don't have the receipts in
> > front of me at the moment, but the repair costs would not be nearly
> > as much as
> yours
> > anyway, because you are in California. Plus my mechanic in Oklahoma
> > had exceptionally low overhead given his location out in the sticks.
> >
> > But, bottom line for me is, the AC system in the old vehicle is just
> > too leaky, and I don't like dumping the refrigerant into the air. I
> > want to get it fixed for some trips that I HOPE I will get to make
> > later this summer (still working on finding a house here in the
> > beautiful NW right now, so can't really go anywhere until that
> > happens). But, only if I become convinced that this time it will be
> > right. Maybe I need all new refrigerant hoses. I've heard that the
> > R134a slips through the wall of
> the
> > old hoses.
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> > ---- PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > > I recently got an estimate from a local shop who specializes in
> > > air conditioning in vintage vehicles. Yes, it is expensive, but
> > > also comes with a 12 month warranty. HOWEVER, they DID warn me
> > > that *IF* there was a leak in the hose, it would double the cost
> > > of the job. He showed me what he was talking about and explained
> > > that it would require the removal and reinstallation of the rear
> > > cabinet. The worst case scenario is not good, but it does give me
> > > "hope." At the moment I have an oil and a transmission leak to
> > > get repaired, so the AC
> project
> > is on the back burner for now.
> > > (I'm wondering how tough of a job it is to remove and reinstall
> > > the
> > > cabinet.)
> > > Patti
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > --
> > David McNeely
> >
>
