> >>Does anyone have A/C? > > Ah yes, the old hair conditioner, I mean air conditioner. My '90 was so > equipped, and it's a pretty good system. It puts out enough cold air to > nearly freeze the inside of the vehicle; I sometimes wondered if the system > > Ryan > Well, Ryan's '90 might but on our '86 A/C was always a sore point, it did seem to periodically loose R12, plus was never ever sufficient to cool the darkly painted (Wolfram grey metallic), even if topped off it was OK in cooler summer weather (75-80) but above 85 you might just have rolled down the windows and prayed for a breeze, something you were accustomed to from driving a Bus anyway. There were a couple A/C related TSB's or maybe even recalls, I remember we had the system rebuilt free at least 2 times but it still never did work for shit or quit leaking, a real problem now that you can't run down to AutoZone and get a $3 can of R12 to fill it. I do think they redesigned the system after '88 or so, started putting that weird vent on the end of the drivers side rear window, so if you strive for good A/C look for one of those. Oh, BTW I was always told that the pre '85 systems with the unit behind the front passengers heads was even more pitiful than the '86-? but don't know for sure.
John ja@coe.wvu.edu '71 Westy Virginia, '90 Corrado G60
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