Date:         Fri, 8 Aug 1997 02:58:46 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@aol.com
Subject:      A/C compressors Sanden 508 vs 510

Hey, all...Today I got a a/c compressor (Sanden 508) off a '86 Golf, for 20
bucks at a local junkyard...spun it, sounded good, and when i cut the freon
lines, it spewed out a whole bunch of R12 freon into the atmosphere
(yea...yeahh..  :<), so i knew the system was fully charged, and the
compressor was probably good. (man...that stuff makes you hallucinate...)

Now the a/c compressor on my '87 is a Sanden 510, and the 508 looks just like
the 510, but the lines exit on the opposite side (the same end, but on the
right instead of the left...or vise-versa..anyway, you get my point...)
Someone had mentioned on the list before about using a Golf/Jetta etc. 508 on
a Vanagon...what did you do about this problem? The freon lines into the 510
on the Vanagon are metal, and dont bend too easily...  :<)  (the freon lines
right out of the 508 on the Golf were rubber hoses)
There is a "plug" or bolt in the top center of the compressor (both the 508
and the 510 have this) is there a "right side up" to the compressor? (ie.,
can you mount the compressor w/ this "plug" or wide head bolt, down?) I held
the 508 over the engine compartment, and if you mount it "upside down" then
the lines exit to the same side as the 510....
So, those of you who have used a Golf/Jetta/etc. 508 in their Vanagons, what
did you do?

any ideas?
chris