Date:         Sat, 30 Mar 2002 20:50:36 -0800
Reply-To:     phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Air Conditioner
Comments: To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@juno.com>
In-Reply-To:  <20020330.225043.-299569.21.wilden1@juno.com>
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Thats neat! How did you cut a circle into the glass??


--- Stan Wilder <wilden1@juno.com> wrote:
> I'm not knocking any gadget that anybody wants to
> try.
> I'm a fresh air nut, shame we haven't got any in my
> town ........ have to
> get about 60 miles out to get fresh air.
> I built a crazy little air vent that worked good for
> me.
>
http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/vent.htm
>   and that doofus
> AC that is in the third picture.
> I'd think that you could build a good cooler with a
> tube type oil cooler
> circulating water that was in a ice chest packed
> with ice, use a little
> sink pump in a coil of copper tubing in the cooler
> to keep the water
> flowing and a good Chinese PepBoys fan to blow past
> the oil cooler. What
> a mess though.
>
> Stan
>
>
> On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 20:23:11 -0800 phil stanhope
> <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
> writes:
> > But what if you can make your own Ice for short
> trips?
> > Did you check out this link:
> > http://www.swampy.net/im30.html
> > It has a BIG separate Igloo cooler that it pipes
> cool
> > water from. That cooler looks like it holds 10
> gallons
> > of ice.
> > THey quote:
> > " a 48 quart Ice Chest filled with ice will give
> from
> > 4 to 5 hours of cooling. The water contained in
> your
> > Ice Chest is cooled by ice or ice substitutes like
> > reusable Freeze Packs which are available in many
> > local stores in most areas. Another great feature
> is
> > that you can always get cooler air from an
> IceStrMystr
> > than a standard Evaporative Cooler, even after the
> ice
> > melts. This is posible because of the two stage
> > cooling process. A fully charged 105 amp hour deep
> > cycle battery should last from 8 to 12 hours on
> low or
> > medium speeds without charging."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote:
> > > At a $1.29 a bag you could pay for a good Toyota
> in
> > > a month of driving in
> > > Texas when we get 30 consecutive days over 100
> f.
> > > I always try to include that little (f) when I
> give
> > > temperatures cause
> > > the Canadians are scared that Texas is hell.
> > >
> > > Stan
> > >
> > > On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 19:40:48 -0800 mike
> > > <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> writes:
> > > > Probably work great but stopping every 30-40
> > > minutes for more ice
> > > > would get
> > > > to be a drag pretty quickly I think.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > > :>)
> > > >
> > > > > From: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
> > > > > Reply-To: phil stanhope
> <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
> > > > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 18:55:49 -0800
> > > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Air Conditioner
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone heard of these ice assisted
> > > evaporating AC
> > > > > units? They plug into your cigarette lighter
> and
> > > they
> > > > > say it only needs to be refilled with ice
> every
> > > 30-40
> > > > > minutes for maximim cooling.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.swampy.net/icemystr.html
> > > > > http://www.swampy.net/im30.html
> > > > >
> > > > > Snake Oil or??
> > > > >
> > > > > Phil84' Westy Tiico (The Millenium Falcon)
> > > > > 60' Morris Mini1340CC
> > > > > 84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition--FOR SALE-SE
> > > > > VENDE!!!!!!(Florida Title/2nd owner)
> > > > > AC, PS, 4spd. Super clean interior, Captains
> > > chairs,
> > > > > rare removeable center bench seat for 6
> > > passenger
> > > > > capability. Body has some rusty seams
> > > > > Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for
> a
> > > > > conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote:
> > > > >> Back in the early sixties Chrysler came out
> > > with
> > > > >> their electronic
> > > > >> ignition, a turbine car that ran on Wesson
> oil
> > > or
> > > > >> anything clean enough
> > > > >> not to clog the injectors. Ford came out
> with
> > > > >> Overhead can 427 engines
> > > > >> and GM was experimenting with an Automotive
> AC
> > > unit
> > > > >> that cooked the Freon
> > > > >> in/on/around/near the Exhaust manifold and
> > > powered
> > > > >> the required heat to
> > > > >> force the Freon gas through the system.
> Problem
> > > was
> > > > >> the Freon got to over
> > > > >> 600 degrees in about fifteen minutes and
> the
> > > > >> pressures became
> > > > >> extraordinary. The extreme pressure
> literally
> > > cut
> > > > >> the orifices out of the
> > > > >> regulators and exploded the condenser and
> > > > >> evaporators. They continued
> > > > >> working on the system until 1965 to be
> > > installed on
> > > > >> the newly released
> > > > >> Toronado. The first Toronado that came
> through
> > > the
> > > > >> dealership I was
> > > > >> working with had appendages cast into the
> > > exhaust
> > > > >> manifolds to mount this
> > > > >> system but the innovative system had been
> > > abandoned
> > > > >> by release time.
> > > > >> So there have been a lot of people working
> on a
> > > zero
> > > > >> horsepower AC unit
> > > > >> for many years.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Stan Wilder
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 21:18:40 +0800 David
> > > Wilhite
> > > > >> <dnmwilhite@EARTHLINK.NET> writes:
> > > > >>> I use the hang in window air conditioner
> on my
> > > van
> > > > >> when camping
> > > > >>> during the summer myself, but have always
> been
> > > > >> thinking of other
> > > > >>> solutions.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> I was wondering if anybody has considered
> the
> > > > >> following method.
> > > > >>> Install an AC motor in the engine bay with
> a
> > > belt
> > > > >> going to the
> > > > >>> compressor.  Put a double clutch on the
> > > vehicle
> > > > >> air conditioner
>
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