I just wish VW had a mod kit to push A/C out the dash vents instead of just
the roof.  The ventilation system in my Vanagon puzzles me still...even
after looking at the Westy Wiki, it's still hit an miss, especially with
passengers.

On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 10:27 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> Once upon a time I spent $1200 trying to get the A/C in my '85 to work
> properly.  It teased me for a few weeks and after the 3rd Sanden compressor
> shrapneled I gave up and just drank more water... I lived in Alabama then,
> too.
>
> There's good shop in Montgomery I should have allowed to rebuild the system
> with a different more efficient A/C compressor which they showed me.  It
> would have cost more than $1200 but it would have worked right.  Cry once,
> they say.
>
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 11:15 PM, mad madeline <mac10wv@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Last year a mechanic charged my system, replaced a leaky valve, and it
> > worked fine all summer here in Phoenix - though I was warned the squeal
> in
> > the compressor might mean it was on its way out.  With the old compressor
> it
> > cooled the inside of the van in about 15 min. down to a nice 75-78
> > degrees... so obviously something is not During the winter the freon
> leaked
> > a bit so I paid $800 for new compressor, dryer, freon charge, and dye
> > testing (the leak was the compressor seal not the o rings).  Now, all I
> get
> > out the vent is 68 degrees which isn't enough to cool the big box.  Its
> > going back in on Monday.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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Michael in San Antonio
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