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• Re: 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:02:07 -0700
  ...If you have no voltage at the compressor with the switch jumpered, you still have electrical issues upstream. Keith Hughes '86 Westy Tiico (Marvin...
• Re: Changing T2-sensor with air conditioning compressor in place
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:08:55 -0700
  ...and AC compressor being somewhat in the way .. with those hints it can only be a 1.9 2WD wbxr. the same sensor is...
• Re: AC Question
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:27:40 -0500
  The radiator fan is supposed to turn on when the AC compressor is running, so that's probably what you're hearing. GregM -----Original...
• Re: A/C Compressor Info
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 6 May 1997 08:48:58 -0400
  > The compressor that came with my 84 GL when I bought it three years ago seized > in the first week (always a good sign...
• A/C Question
  Historical mailing list - James Bowen
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 18:25:52 EDT
  ...It works well, very cold when the compressor is on. The problem I have is that just when the cabin starts to cool down...
• Re: Another '85 A/C Question
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:39:28 -0700
  ...The compressor life is reduce significantly if engaged "full time", I'd think. >How much juice does the compressor clutch draw? Several amps (6...
• 2.1L connections
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:29:02 +0000
  ...The grn/wht ISV system wire goes to the A/C compressor power circuit usually a 1 pin plug above the compressor. Regards, John...
• A/C eye bolt needed.
  Historical mailing list - James Jean-Woo Kim
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:59:17 -0700
  My 87 Westy is missing the a/c compressor bracket tensioning eye bolt (the part that lets me adjust tension on the A/C...
• Re: Darn AC! You've Foiled me again... I've got hot air
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:03:04 -0500
  ...If I up the revs > the > compressor sounds noisy. The compressor has really never been used though > it > is 8 years old. Do I...
• Re: '78 Westy air conditioner compressor
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 11:24:34 -0500
  ...The compressor turns but other than that I don't know about it's internal condition. My question is: Should I put the compressor...
• FS: Airlift airbags & compressor kit
  Historical mailing list - John Silverman
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:19:12 -0700
  About a year ago, I bought through Peter Beuttner's group purchase, an Airlift airbag and compressor/controller/gauge setup. This is the entire...
• Re: Is There Internal Difference between SD-508 and SD-709 compressor?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:50:35 -0500
  ...I like the fact that I don't feel / hear the compressor complaining and my new hoses are not leaching oil through the sides...
• Re: Rear Coils Spring Removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:07:18 -0700
  ...I suppose you might need a compressor to get the spring back in if you go crazy with spacers, but you're not doing...
• Re: R12 vs. R134
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Tue, 30 May 2000 23:45:33 -0400
  ...Is Freeze 12 similar as R12? Anyway, at the time the mechanic said that the compressor was not up to par and that it...
• Re: Not cold in Maine (AC that is)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 10:58:45 -0400
  ...the compressor's clutch engages and the whole works is turning, but no change in the pressure readings. Mike Kim Brennan wrote: > > Now that...
• Re: A/C compressors
  Historical mailing list - Daniel E Moy/Avanti Technology
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:48:59 -0400
  I just purchased a brand new compressor and rcvr/drier from Southeast Air. They had the best price going and were very accommodating. Here...
• air conditioner ?
  Historical mailing list - Mary Holbert
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 03:42:00 EST
  ...a charge, that i should look for a compressor OR a re-built kitfor the compressor . Anyone out there have experience with this problem...
• Re: 90 Carat: A/C Dying Diagnosis Confirm Please
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 23 May 2000 22:25:03 -0500
  ...Compressor looks >-very- new. >B) When job done, lines not properly blown out w/nitrogen/brake cleaner >and all metal from old dying compressor...
• Re: More on Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:03:44 -0500
  ...He recommends > > replacing compressor and dryer. Quoted $500 for compressor > > plus labor, $85 for dryer plus labor plus replacing lost > > freon. Around $850 total...
• Re: Complication with R-134a Kit - question (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 01:15:50 -0400
  ...Find a drain plug on compressor, remove and drain oil (such a thing >exists? - Bentley says compressor holds 5 oz of oil!) then reinsert...
• Re: A/C compressor Power usage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 21:59:51 -0400
  ...sensor,etc..) > - battery charger to maintain charge with all the > 12V fans running > - etc.. > > Questions: > - How much power does the A/C compressor use...
• Re: A/C compressor not turning
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:35:39 -0700
  ...A/C compressor not turning Thanks for all the good information!� I with think I'm ready to try R134a, a= nd troubleshoot the...
• Re: '85 Westfalia Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 17:14:13
  ...By the way, when I bought my van, the compressor would not run. The problem turned out not to be the compressor at all...
• Re: Front AC System Failures - European Cooler Air
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 08:07:30 -0800
  ...Replaced Compressor and refilled system with R12 > >Result: Works Fine ... But not needed > >Third Time: Fan belt started squealing, Compressor not turned on / >Problem...
• Belt tension
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 17:53:17 -0800
  ...Apparently, the alternator/water pump belt parted and took out the A/C compressor drive belt along with the compressor pulley shield. So...what...
• Re: A/C Repairs -- Get Out the Vaseline
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:17:54 -0700
  ...A SD709 compressor (the kind you > have) is about $350 new. A complete set of hoses (using the old > connectors) is about $300 with...
• Re: A/C compressor
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 07:54:47 EDT
  Dan; What's their number? Another list member told me he purchased a compressor from a company called Vintage Air for $125. I asked...
• Re: A/C repair $ticker $hock - not "urgent," but "pressing"
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:17:40 -0700
  ...He said I need >the following: > >compressor shaft seal >receiver dryer >freon > >I understand that it's old, stuff breaks, etc. The A/C...
• Re: '85 GL A/C QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:58:13 EDT
  I just did this on my '84 and I am pretty sure that the flow goes from the compressor (high side), to the Condensor...
• FS: NEW Sanden 709 AC Compressor
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Thu, 18 May 2006 22:24:13 -0400
  ...Anybody looking to get their AC going for the coming season? I have a NEW Sanden 709 compressor, with bracket, and hardware, in box...
• Re: rebuilding a/c compressor??
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Mon, 19 May 2008 09:45:53 -0400
  ...I have a spare compressor I would not mind rebuilding as a spare. After i take the one off my wifes westy HE HE...
• Re: Replacing shocks: spring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:18:52 -0700
  I did my shocks ('81) no need for spring compressor. Springs stay in. And not that you asked but..... If installing Bilstiens, you need...
• Re: '85 a/c compressor bracket bolt specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 17:29:28 -0700
  I have about 10 sets of removed AC compressors and brackets. and all the right OE bolts and fasteners with them... for sale, all...
• Re: A/C QUESTION ON 90 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 21:07:19 -0500
  ...Most likely, the one wire on the Sanden 510 is the hot wire for the clutch, and it grounds through the compressor mounting bolts...
• Front Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 19:45:28 -0400
  ...Someone on Samba suggested an internal spring compressor. I can borrow one of these from Advance Auto Parts: https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/powerbuilt...
• a/c compressor removal
  Historical mailing list - joe GLISSON
  Sat, 31 May 2003 09:16:09 -0700
  Thanks to everyone - I successfully removed the compressor and plan to remove the rest of the a/c components in the near future. I...
• Fix for '85 A/C Idle
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:14:13 -0400
  ...I grounded the one leg and ran a wire from the compressor clutch over to the other pin. Now, whenever the compressor comes on...
• Re: AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 07:28:48 -0800
  ...AC compressor Gurus needed!!! << ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Marshall" <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG> Subject: AC compressor Gurus needed!!! . . . I wonder how good these are at...
• Re: Switching a/c in 81 vanagon to r-134...how much compressor oil?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 16:47:28 -0400
  ...Switching a/c in 81 vanagon to r-134...how much compressor oil? > Volks, > I am in the process of firing up the a...
• for sale
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:29:31 -0400
  I have a Brand new Sanden a/c compressor installed for a day,a good used alternator(I think it was rebuilt a year...
• Re: belt replacment...grrrrrr...
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:58:50 -0400
  ...basically i had to remove the two bolts on the left side of the compressor where it attaches to the slider plate. this allowed...
• A/C Compressor Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:07:17 +0000
  ...So, as viewed from standing at the back of the van looking down on the compressor, there is basically a "left" side (drivers side...
• Friday NVC: basic Jetta AC question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:06:50 -0500
  ...Which is the low pressure side , the one near the compressor? Also, IIRC you have to jumper the compressor switch to override the low...
• Need A/C compressor for '86
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 2 May 1998 11:26:43 -0700
  I need to replace my A/C compressor, and was wondering if anybody had some good leads on these. Mine still works, but it...
• Looking for 80-83 A/C Compressor and Bracket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 17:26:50 EDT
  I am looking to purchase/trade for, an air conditioning compressor for an '80-83 aircooled Vanagon and the bracket that is used to...
• Re: A/C Compressor - generic?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:51:00 EDT
  ...Zarse!! (sorry, i just had to) :<P i have a good compressor for sale.. pulled off a working pressurized system.. let me know.. chris
• Re: A/C tools question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 9 May 2013 09:27:38 -0700
  ...As for tools, I have a set of gauges and hoses and one of those cheap vacuum pumps that run off an air compressor...
• Re: A/C too loud
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 20:00:58 -0500
  > > >On 14 May 96, BANKS.PAUL@IBMMAIL wrote: > > He then said that the compressor was running "loud" (ie. >> squeals more than it should and...
• Re: Danfoss VS Sawafuji Compressor. Which is Electrically More Efficient?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:26:10 -0700
  ...Danfoss VS Sawafuji Compressor. Which is Electrically More > Efficient? >> If a Sawafuji and Danfoss powered fridge were wired to be manually >> switched on/off...
• Re: Danfoss VS Sawafuji Compressor. Which is Electrically More Efficient?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:59:04 -0700
  ...But the swing compressor is noisier and vibrates > more, from my own experience with both. The Danfoss is virtually silent and > free of vibration...
• Re: valve spring compressor tool advice?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 00:07:26 -0400
  ...unless ive lent it out, I use a motorcycle style compressor that uses a hollow barrel to push on the spring retainer instead of...
• RE: AC Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Mar 97 05:22:09 UT
  ...However, whenever I turned the AC, the compressor would kick in but no cold air. My mechanic tells me that if I had no...
• Re: Behold, another AC question. Compressor or clutch to blame, and how do I tell?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:23:34 -0400
  ...A lack of oil in the compressor could be causing the sound, (and would mean a new compressor is in your future), but all...
• Re: air conditioner ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:40:21 -0600
  ...A new compressor will top off your modifications. Although this total fix is expensive........ don't waste a penny on the system unless you...
• Re: Whining AC compressor
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Thu, 4 Aug 2016 12:14:28 -0400
  ...Sometimes these compressors >> do get noisy and they sometimes run this way for years. Sometimes they >> also self destruct and fill the system with...
• Re: AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:01:43 -0600
  ...AC compressor Gurus needed!!! . . . I wonder how good these are at compressing air??? . . . ----------------------- Clip --------------------------- They (York Compressors) overheat real bad without freon and the...
• Early A/C help finding Compressor
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 11:09:59 EDT
  HI, I am in need of an early Compressor circa '83 Behr A/C. Labeled as a Borg-Warner #446. Serial # 334735. Any how...
• Re: Very loud screech when AC compressor turns on
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:55:46 -0400
  ...i hit the ac....no > new belts spin....but the internal compressor motor > spends....so i think that is what is making the > noise...
• Re: Engine/Compressor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Jun 1996 23:52:28 -0700
  David Schwarze wrote: "one design that was played with early on in which two cylinders acted as compressors... to SUPERCHARGE the other two cylinders...
• Re: A/C compressor Power usage
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:55:03 EDT
  ...However I found that the horsepower to spin the stock compressor was around 5 hp and an electric motor that is 5 hp is...