Jason, I'd say if A/C cooling is good, and you haven't noticed an increase in noise level, just leave it alone. It might be worthwhile to measure the temperature difference at the A/C inlet and outlet occasionally to see if its performance is degrading over time. My '85 Westy had a compressor that got noisier and eventually died. As for noise level, I could hear it from driver's seat with window down, over the engine sound. For better cooling up front, do two things: 1. Remove entire A/C louver assembly from front of blower, as it restricts flow (the result will be noisier and uglier, but much cooler) 2. Install a JC Whitney-type "trucker fan" onto ceiling right behind passenger headrest, pointed towards front, to move air forward. Steve
---Jason Yasment <jyasmen1@NYCAP.RR.COM> wrote: > > I have an '84 Westfalia with A/C. Has anyone ever noticed how noisy the > compressor was? It sounds like a low speed turbine when it is on. Sorta > reminds me of the engine noise a transit bus makes. Is this normal or > should I shop for a new compressor and in the mean time switch to R-134a? > The system cools the van fine in the back but I can't feel anything when I'm > in the pilot seat. A small fan should cure that problem. > > Jason >
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