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Subject:front AC
From:Maggie Dew
Date:Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:23:51 -0600

The problem with Larry's front AC (and mine) is that neither of them works.

Maggie
'85 Subaru-Westy

>Date:    Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:05:16 -0700
>From:    Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM>
>Subject: Re: Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy

>No, what Larry did is have an additional front add-on
>unit comprising a small airbox and an evaporator in
>addition to the existing heater box. It provided some
>benefit in that it cooled  the front- but only by
>recirculating air.

>If one actually had an evaporator in or ahead of the
>factory heater box you would have a/c in front like a
>regular modern car, able to dehumidify and/or cool
>fresh air, and direct that air to the windshield and
>passenger compartment through the regular vent
>network.

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