Date:         Thu, 01 Dec 94 08:25 PST
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Harvey                         <CNETSAH@mvs.oac.ucla.edu>
Subject:      A/C and why?

Someone actually uses the A/C in their Vanagons?  Those Krauts
must have redesigned the A/C for the water-cooled vanagons.
In my '81 'falia (when I first bought it in '86) I would get
about 2 mpg w/ A/C on (well maybe a little more than 2 but not
much) and 15 mpg w/ A/C off.  Soon after buying it someone
mentioned that I would get even better milage by removing the
A/C belt.  I did and have had it off since and I get ~ 18mpg.
So just having the belt on makes those sewing machines they call
engines work overtime!

-Scott
'81 'falia
'76 '2002

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