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• Re: REAR AIR CONDITIONER
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gordon
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:58:02 -0400
  Has anyone on the list had any experience with this product? If it has evaporator, condenser and compressor all in that little unit, It...
• Re: air conditioner
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:47:14 -0500
  ...air conditioner > > > The compressor is leaking...again. I'll remove the compressor > tomorrow early > in the morning and they'll fix it under warranty...
• Re: '91 Carat AC - again!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:12:31 +0000
  ...Since it is on the high side once the > compressor turns on this switch will continue to be satisfied even if onl= y > air...
• Re: AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:07:57 -0500
  ...If I were going to have the work done I'd replace all the O rings, compressor oil, flush the system, install a new...
• AC relay question
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:33:06 -0800
  Hi Volks I know this is a bit off-season, but my AC compressor is not engaging ever since the alternator went bad. Installed...
• Re: AC and cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:33:37 -0400
  ...IF the high speed fan is called for it is SUPPOSED to cut the AC > > compressor out. I am pretty sure this is true...
• Re: Water Pump Project - Again
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Sun, 11 Oct 2015 15:03:59 -0700
  ...One of those two wires goes > to the AC Compressor. The other goes who knows where. Can''t find an empty > female connector. But...
• 89 syncro westy ac parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 16:12:44 -1000
  ...Compressor is blown and I am told I need not only a new compressor, but also a receiver/drier (drier/receiver?) as well. Being...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 May 2008 15:16:45 -0500
  ...of '02. > > What I did was, I replaced the receiver/dryer, removed the compressor > and drained the old oil out and flushed it, flushed...
• Cooling Fan;Rep
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Fri, 31 May 1996 23:19:12 -0700 (PDT)
  An easy way to start the fan when you need it, is to turn on you AC (lowest positon, compressor stays off). Also I...
• idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - .
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 10:34:44
  Just had a new condenser and a compressor installed the a/c. The idle stabilizer isn't working and when I stop the engine...
• Re: AC question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 12:02:21 -0600
  ...The fan only runs when the compressor is running, not just when the A/C is on Danno 67 double cab 78 westy 87...
• Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Dan_Moy
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 22:09:54 -0500
  ...The compressor seems to make alot of noise (as if the bearing are worn) I was wondering is this normal? By the way the...
• refridge
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 01:11:45 -0500
  ...But, it has a compressor on the back and plugs into the outlet on the side of the drivers bucket seat. Joel
• Re: ac compressor wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 31 May 2001 21:32:19 -0400
  At 05:36 PM 5/31/2001, Larry V. Brown wrote: >I have an unaccounted for >green wire with a black sheath also. Sounds...
• Looking for AC part
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 20:19:43 -0700
  Does anyone know where you can find METAL caps for the Shrader valves on the A/C compressor? I'd like to upgrade my...
• I Need a Behr In-Dash AC Unit/Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:52:57 EDT
  ...Has anyone out there got a Behr In-dash Vanagon AC they would sell me? I need everything but the compressor. Thanks! Chris Dixon...
• Re: Need help on R-134 question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 10:14:25 -0500
  If you have a pre 86 vanagon, the compressor will operate without freon. If you have not used the a/c in the past...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 07:23:32 -0400
  ...Then use a spring compressor to install the springs. It's been many years since I installed springs with a spring compressor, so I...
• Re: OT: No-training wheels bicycle advice needed - Some RVC around A/C
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:27:49 -0700
  ...What do you mean you have a leak 'at the compressor'?. Is the compressor itself leaking from a seal or is it leaking from...
• Re: removing air conditioner without spilling the freon
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:33:03 -0800
  ...I just want to remove the compressor because it gets in the way of working on the left side of the engine. I also...
• Re: ac compressor removal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Thu, 29 May 2003 21:49:44 -0700
  ...ac compressor removal > > > I want to remove my ac compressor as well as the rest > of the components. Is there any reason not to...
• Re: Diesel AC question. WHat triggers the clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:26:12 -0500
  ...Diesels don't have a distributor... > > So, on vw diesel engines, what controls the compressor > clutch? Is there an automatic switch that will turn...
• Re: Adding freon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 00:07:13 -0500
  ...and older compressors. The conversion to R134a rule doesn't require you to actually install R134a, so you can just install the hardware conversion...
• Re: Coolant hose replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:34:33 +0000
  I always stuck a 2 x 4 over the back seat, inside the car, wedged under the middle seat, and hung the compressor off...
• Re: AC-what is normal operation?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 18:27:36 -0500
  ...However it does not seem to "cycle". > Other (non VW) cars turn the compressor on and > off-expecially when idling, but my Vanagon compressor...
• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 08:29:09 -0700
  ...I can't >> find the model number of the compressor used in the Norcold DC0040, but >> if it's the same compressor, I would...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 13:48:28 -0500
  ...top, bottom, side? The > bottom seems to nearly work. > > 2) Even if I were to get the standard compressor to fit, how on earth...
• Re: found some freon 12 should I recharge old AC
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 13 Apr 2020 20:55:59 -0500
  ...The compressor front seal will leak R134a because its molecule size is smaller than R12. In other words, to do it right you have...
• your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:07:08 -0900
  ...There's everything from electric blankets, coffee makers, vacuums, air compressors, trouble lights, fans, oil pumps-- presumably to change your oil without removing the...
• Dometic Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:25:30 -0400
  ...Is that likely to be the same system as in the Westy - that is no compressor? From the outside it looks like a chest...
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 07:57:18 EDT
  I have one of these in my '85 parts van if anyone is interested. $200 plus shipping for the whole shebang minus compressor. Thanks...
• Fan Belt Replacement on A/C for '81 Air-cooled Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Tue, 2 May 2000 18:51:55 -0400
  Hello from Atlanta Ga.....I need to replace my fan belt to my Mini-York a/c compressor.... How does one get to the...
• for sale
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:55:27 -0500
  ...condenser, compressor. Left power mirror all, switches..... P. mail me your needs. clarence 1990 multi pinehurst, nc
• rear drivers side upper exhaust nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 21:55:09 -0500
  ...get to it without removing the water pump and a/c compressor. any thoughts? (it's the drivers side upper nut on the rear...
• Re: Electric Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:24:44 -0400
  ...Dennis's note about the Vanagon AC compressor needing > two or three horsepower to run shows how far AC has come - 10,000 BTU...
• Re: Would the AC Unit from an 85 Work in an Air Cooled Van?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 31 May 2001 09:31:34 -0500
  ...I've got an aircooled system but it is missing the idler pulley for the compressor. Stan Wilder 83 Westfalia Air Cooled On Thu...
• Re: Pure Sine Wave Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:14:54 -0800
  ...They were rigid-mounted to a HMMWV chassis, no air conditioning, no maintenance beyond an occasional blowing out of dust with a compressor hose...
• Re: dometic frig from ...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 5 Jun 2024 07:45:00 -0400
  ...I'm tired of fighting with Dometic. > > Thought that the electrical compressor ones, Truckfridge - I forget what the other name is - were too expensive...
• Re: A/C refrigerant oil quantities
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Mon, 22 May 2000 13:01:14 EDT
  ...Since, I have a R-134a compressor I would rather stick with the R134a. Thoughts anyone? Cheers, Kevin Dawson 87" Wolfie 1/2 Camper
• Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:35:19 -0700
  ...http://www.kollmann-marine.com/test8.html The Isotherm 2006 uses such compressor. I remember seeing a similar dc compressor at West Marine 4...
• Re: 85 Vanagon AC
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 24 Feb 1995 09:22:07 CST6CDT
  ...First off, tell us more: -- does the compressor run when you turn the AC on (in warm ambient temps) -- if the compressor does run...
• Re: jet powered engine conversion.....check this out..(f)
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 14:35:11 -0500
  ...The compressor of the engine exhausts to a large diameter pipe that runs forward into the car. The combustion chambers appear to be several...
• Re: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:44:19 -0700
  ...I was not aware of a system that turns off the compressor when engine temp reaches a certain level. I thought it was just...
• Re: A/C compressor
  Historical mailing list - LewisCleale
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:29:00 -0400
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• Re: A/C wiring warning
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 23:23:54 -0400
  ...the cabinet? Sure, see if your third and fourth speed blowers work and/or the compressor runs when the engine is cold. Yours, d
• Re: 87 "Drivetrain"/engine noise
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Sep 1996 14:45:06 -0400
  ...large bolt to thread in to pull the assly off.Dont be surprised if the clutch costs you as much as a compressor. Ed
• Still looking for Engine Tin piece
  Historical mailing list - Chris Findley
  Thu, 31 May 2001 01:29:47 EDT
  ...Engine Tin piece to cover the hole where the A/C compressor normally goes it is the left rear corner piece. Can somebody help...
• Re: Detecting R134a Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:04:15 -0400
  ...I can tellyouwithj 90 percent accuracy that your leak is at the shaft seal of the compressor. Almost inaccessable for testing. Roger Sisler ebay...
• Re: Full Throttle AC Cutout?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 29 May 2007 21:18:36 -0400
  ...Going to WOT would then cause the relay to open and shut off the compressor. Mike
• Re: '91 Carat AC - again!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 1 Oct 2016 08:58:00 -0700
  ...I jumpered it and it worked fine. > Also > > turned the compressor by hand with clutch engaged. Compressor turned > fine. > > I assume an electrical problem...
• Re: Step up the idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:54:58 -0700
  ...The wire needed for the A/C Compressor On signal is a single white/green stripe wire with plastic connector that sticks out of...
• Re: AC in the winter
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 7:31:34 PST
  ...few seconds and allow > the compressor to turn over. > > All you need to do is to have the compressor spin around everyonce in a...
• thermostat:
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 20:57:46 CST
  ...which bentley says "switches A/C compressor OFF when outside temperature is under 38 degrees F" (the thermostat "switches A/C compressor OFF when...
• Re: radiator fan stays on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:15:34 -0500
  On an 84, the radiator fan runs whenver the AC is switched on, regardless of whether or not the compressor is on. Check the...
• Re: a/c rebuild and retrofitted to R134a
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Fri, 8 May 1998 17:58:53 -0700
  ...Filled compressor with 8.5 oz of ester oil. Installed new compressor. Changed o-ring in the pipe connection by compressor. 7). It is...
• Re: AC
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 7 May 2013 13:58:52 -0700
  ...and then find out the condenser leaks, the compressor is bad, etc. etc. If you really want A/C here is your solution (and...
• Windshield Washer Spray Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:23:40 -0700
  ...Last weekend I had an air compressor out and decided to use it on the spray heads. It worked! I got the air spray...
• Re: R 134 charging
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:49:27 -0400
  ...Having the compressor on, really doesn't seem to have much effect, and for newer vans (86-91) the compressor will not kick in...
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  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:20:17 -0400
  Sorry, I should have been more clear (but thanks Jim), I'm interested in any thoughts on a modern compressor-based Dometic like the...