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• How I spent my day off...
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:15:32 -0400
  ...Notice that compressor was too weak to power gun for more than 3 minutes BEFORE you keep getting a perfect passenger side and crappy...
• Re: Warren Chapman drives his Syncro into the sunset...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:22:33 -0400
  I have a box beside me with an AC compressor ready to go to him, kind of a free gift for all he as...
• Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:14:33 -0400
  At 12:41 PM 6/10/2009, neil N wrote: >How does the average DIY home owner type guy pressure test it? Air compressor...
• Scratched Paint Repair
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:56:23 -0700
  ...Am I right (or wrong) about these? I have an air compressor that can do a small paint job. Thanks for any suggestions. David
• Re: What's the biggest box you carried in a VW
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 22:15:07 -0400
  ...If anyone is interested you can put a Sears 5 hp compressor (in the box) in an '86 right next to the middle seat...
• black mystery box
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:20:16 -0700
  ...Also, anybody need air conditioning parts? The PO said the compressor was bad, but the rest are probably OK. Thanks, Bill ---------------------------------------------------------- 90% of life...
• Front Berings, Shocks and Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
  Tue, 9 May 2000 22:37:48 -0400
  ...Looks like you need a spring compressor and a special tool to get the front shocks out. Is this true?? How easy is it...
• Moving the a/c to the front
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:48:33 -0500
  ...I also though of installing a 110VAC compressor in line with the other plumbing to use while parked. Any separate comments?
• Extra Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:12:21 -0500
  ...http://www.engineceramics.com/vw/undercoil.jpg My system still uses the little 5.5 cui Mini-York compressor and the R134a refrigerant. It...
• Re: R-12 Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Marsicano
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:21:57 -0400
  ...The only added items were a few O-rings and the compressor oil. My AC works great and I've added less than two...
• Re: AC and window tint comments/deja vu
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:46:47 -1000
  ...I had my AC compressor, expansion valve and receiver/dryer replaced. I got the parts from the Bus Depot (great quality parts!)and had...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 20:23:29 -0700
  ...Of course, there is no replacement from >> Dometic, though other manufacturers offer compressor refrigerators. Not >> what I want at all. I will find a...
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - Mike B.
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:52:05 -0400
  ...I simply use a bicycle pump for my cars, and a small > electric compressor (the sort sold at auto supply stores to carry in...
• Re: cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:16:16 -0600
  ...You get to pick between home-fridge performance (compressor > units) or silent long-duration (weeks) operation on propane > (absorption units). Most RVs, including the...
• Re: '91 Vanagon GL, AC is OOC
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:14:25 -0500
  ...Do you mean the O-rings where the hoses attach? Larry A. '91 GL with AC working fine with improvised connections to Subie compressor...
• Re: Field of (air-cooled) dreams
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:54:08 -0700
  ...It is "factory A/C ready" and "rare automatic" but needs an A/C > compressor.$3300 OBO: > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail...
• AC update
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 18:06:09 -0700
  ...Apparently reversing the compressor connections ruptured something incide the receiver/dryer and we have little pellets of dessicant blocking the system. Don't know...
• Re: Re: Does air cond.=hp loss?
  Historical mailing list
  12 Sep 1996 12:07:31 GMT
  In regards to taking the belt off the compressor. I've heard that it is unwise to take your belt off completely. Apparently the...
• Re: need help on cooling/ac questions, 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 11:25:21 EDT
  ...When the A/C compressor comes on the fan in the front should automatically come on no matter what. Ken Wilford Van-Again John...
• testing relays
  Historical mailing list - Tom Callan
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 17:01:36 EDT
  ...I suspect the A/C clutch or compressor relays in the left rear pillar of the body. Is there any way to test a...
• Re: Any AC tech guys or gals out there?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 01:41:45 -0400
  ...My question is if the compressor cycles on and off based upon the thermostat. What is the concern?
• Final Call for parts off of totaled 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:13:11 -0400
  ...head rests, dashboard (black), A/C unit (overhead pieces and compressor...) rear seat kick board, ECU, arm rest(s) (adjustable), head rest plastic socket...
• Re: Solar panel
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:44:34 -0700
  ...I assume that you know this, but most of the compressor type, top loading fridges that I looked at when I wanted a fridge...
• Re: uhh... changing upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:21:33 -0700
  ...removing the PS pump to get at the AC compressor, and the AC compressor bracket had to be unbolted (one bracket bolt being in...
• Re: A/C shop in CA?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 10:00:11 -0700
  ...First off, if you convert to 134a, know that it will not cool as well and makes the compressor work harder (I've heard...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 23:41:30 -0700
  ...I could see it being done with > a hermetic compressor/motor unit out of a window AC unit. This could be > plumbed in parallel...
• P/N 255 601 149 A wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - john Lauterbach
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 14:33:18 -0400
  ...Pried off the wheel cover, got out the air compressor, and pumped up tire to specs. Wheel cover would not go back on The...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:55:43 -0400
  ...Thanks, Jim (who will use the right ring compressor next time)
• Re: what is it
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:30:54 -0700
  Its either the air conditioning compressor or your power steering pump. On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:17 AM, ed donnen <spliced.surprise...
• Re: "Flit gun"
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:08:55 -0700
  ...And available at hardware and garden supply >stores. > >-Bob > The one I have now is also charged with the air compressor after you fill...
• Re: A/C question: Ester Oil and R-12 do they mix?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:43:18 -0400
  ...I use a Mini York compressor and it only > spins at 1650 RPMs at 75 mph. > > [Attachment: undercar.jpg] Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 24 May 2005 16:29:22 -0700
  ...Never can tell, I guess. > Some folks I've talked to say that even with an 'all > new' system (compressor, hoses, dryer, cleaned out...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:17:24 -0700
  ...get a clamp to compress metal around a piston that was not > that slick, blue spring steel that they make compressors out of. > > Jim
• Re: AC system servicing
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 10:04:21 -0700
  ...It is > getting a new compressor(R12 type) and a new receiver/dryer. Besides > seals, what else do I need to make sure the...
• You Subaru guys have got to "activate" your A.C.
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 20:23:21 -0800
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=573117 "rebuilt A/C compressor (not activated)" For $40,000 bucks, that thing should be...
• Electrical Question: Adding charger ports for accecories
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:57:42 -0500
  ...My thought it to mount them where the A/C controls currently go - seeming that we never use dhte A/C and the compressor...
• Re: A/C 4-position fan speed selector problem
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:47:31 -0500
  These combination fan switches / thermostat controls also suffered from current overload failure from the current draw of the ac compressor and the evaporator fan...
• Re: R12 or R134?
  Historical mailing list - Keith A. Hughes
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:44:04 -0700
  ...It sounds like the compressor engages, but when I tested the > valves there was no R12 pressure at all. > > So my theory is that...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Jul 2019 - Special issue (#2019-193)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:08:01 +0000
  ...The pressure switch was installed in the high pressure hose on the compressor discharge line and appeared to be original (van was 7 yrs...
• Re: Prius question with vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:27:01 -0400
  ...Convert that to amps ... > > You'll find it's a lot likely, I'd think anyway. > > > > > > *How much current does the A/C compressor...
• Re: A/C
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 09:22:38 -0700
  ...It > leaked down so the compressor won't start. > Rick >
• Re: A/C
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:32:06 -0400
  ...It > leaked down so the compressor won't start. > Rick > -- Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com
• Re: How cold is the pre-86' A/C?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 10:27:02 -0500
  ...The A/C on my present '89 Westy is slightly better (thanks to a larger compressor and rear ducts that are moved slightly forward...
• UNWANTED cold air from BEHR AC unit
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:41:34 -0500
  ...The compressor is not working and the BEHR Is not hooked up so somehow it is outside air getting into the system. It is...
• AC does loses freon
  Historical mailing list - JAIME E FORERO
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:54:04 -0700
  ...This year I had my mechanic take the evaporator down, he changed the expansion valve, put it rebuilt compressor and fixed a very small...
• Re: A/C hose
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 19 May 2014 11:47:19 -0700
  ...I only found > this out since I've got the engine running and could not get the compressor > to cycle on. I checked the...
• I May Not Be Insane!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 22 May 2011 17:51:36 +0000
  ...Now 35 year ago I painted my '72 Ghia in my mother's driveway with a $20.00 compressor and a cheap spray gun...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 May 2008 11:16:30 -0500
  ...A normal vehicle has the A/C >>> compressor come on when you turn on your defrost. That way even in the >>> winter the compressor...
• Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:01:58 -0700
  ...The used compressor buyers are looking for compressors that hold pressure and if they don't get a preasurized system they move on to...
• Re: Horn question
  Historical mailing list - Oregon Transplant
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 07:27:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...blow, but if I held the horn long enough for the compressor to build up air the horns would take over. And that got...
• Painting with HVLP?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 08:20:14 -0700
  I'd like to hear from list members who have any experience painting with the high-volume-low-pressure (HVLP) non-compressor sprayers. I...
• More 85 van parts
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 1 May 1998 19:28:12 -0400
  ...some kinda cast aluminum brackets, probably AC mounts locked up AC compressor(same deal as water pump) exhaust pipe U section(from cat to...
• conversion
  Historical mailing list - Larry V. Brown
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:47:56 -0400
  ...The ac compressor clears nicely. The problem I have is the power steering pump. I am having trouble finding a place to put it...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 07:47:17 EST
  ...This engine has the famed connecting rod breather hole modification on the top of the block! AC compressor, '87 $30 Gary Gary McEachern, Reading...
• Re: Any interest in '87 Syncro for $1500
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 13:58:25 -0400
  ...A/C > > (no compressor) Power Steering Dark Grey Exterior and
• Re: A/C - Freon to R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 20:27:32 -0400
  ...I replace the seal in my compressor for $15.00. Bought ester > > oil > > > > >for the compressor for $6.00 for 6 oz. and bought...
• Re: Heads are off; now what?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 05:56:05 EST
  ...OR, put the pistons on the rods then install the cylinders with a piston ring compressor like the one from Princess Auto, part #2915213...
• AC help (1987 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
  Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:21:20 -0600
  ...My compressor is a single wire type clutch. Which wire does this plug into? I don't see anything that looks like the correct...
• ETKA and the Vanagon AC system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:49:57 -0500
  ...valve on the system just a couple of inches behind the compressor. I thought there were supposed to be two service valves. Am I...
• Re: New van timing, cont'd.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 14:20:18 PST
  ...The owners manual shows it in use, running the compressor that was included to fill the collapsible spare tire with which the vehicle was...