Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:50:00 +0000
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
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Ken,
I would be interested in that. Since you have experience with or have
investigated VA, as I am doing now, I have a question. If one already had
in hand a Behr under dash unit in good shape, would there be any compelling
reason to purchase the Vintage air?
Jim
On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 8:27 AM kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> Pretty sure this is a Vintage Air unit that you could diy if you wanted
> to. I am thinking about doing one in a Westy and then making a how to
> instructions that folks could purchase from me.
>
> Ken
> On Jun 18, 2015 8:17 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I post this every summer, but if you want real air conditioning, this is
> > the solution:
> > https://www.smallcar.com/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=62
> >
> > Come up to the beautiful Pacific Northwest and rent a car to do some
> > touring while they do this conversion. It will cost less than constantly
> > messing with an obsolete and poorly designed system, including the mini
> > vacation.
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> > Of Dave Mcneely
> > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 2:00 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
> >
> > Patti, that cabinet has been in and out of my van multiple times in
> > dealing with the air conditioning. I don't have the receipts in front of
> > me at the moment, but the repair costs would not be nearly as much as
> yours
> > anyway, because you are in California. Plus my mechanic in Oklahoma had
> > exceptionally low overhead given his location out in the sticks.
> >
> > But, bottom line for me is, the AC system in the old vehicle is just too
> > leaky, and I don't like dumping the refrigerant into the air. I want to
> > get it fixed for some trips that I HOPE I will get to make later this
> > summer (still working on finding a house here in the beautiful NW right
> > now, so can't really go anywhere until that happens). But, only if I
> > become convinced that this time it will be right. Maybe I need all new
> > refrigerant hoses. I've heard that the R134a slips through the wall of
> the
> > old hoses.
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> > ---- PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > > I recently got an estimate from a local shop who specializes in air
> > > conditioning in vintage vehicles. Yes, it is expensive, but also
> > > comes with a 12 month warranty. HOWEVER, they DID warn me that *IF*
> > > there was a leak in the hose, it would double the cost of the job. He
> > > showed me what he was talking about and explained that it would
> > > require the removal and reinstallation of the rear cabinet. The worst
> > > case scenario is not good, but it does give me "hope." At the moment
> > > I have an oil and a transmission leak to get repaired, so the AC
> project
> > is on the back burner for now.
> > > (I'm wondering how tough of a job it is to remove and reinstall the
> > > cabinet.)
> > > Patti
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > David McNeely
> >
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