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AC Ducts Repair
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:06:53 -0700
1988 Wolfsburg Edition with the AC Ducts down the center. My top ac ducts were cracking and falling down due to broken plastic under...
Duct tape (was: Front blower fix: Free and permanent)
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:02:18 -0700
...Here's an article I saved about the "quality" of duct tape: ----- POPULAR SCIENCE (December 1998) Tape That Doesn't Live Up to its...
Re: Duct tape (was: Front blower fix: Free and permanent)
Historical mailing list - mike
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 10:24:38 -0700
...But according to the > Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National > Laboratory, there's one thing duct tape doesn't do well: > seal a...
AC ducting for Westie.
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:52:48 -0700
Ooooh....kewl! So run a piece of ducting from the rightmost (passenger side) AC outlet to the "outlet" on the side just ahead of...
Re: A/C ducting
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 17:15:31 EDT
I remember another List member (John Viliness) and I talked about putting a small duct from the rear A/C ducting into the fresh...
Re: Air conditioning
Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
Mon, 25 May 1998 16:33:51 EDT
...After beefing up my ducts (before they broke) VW announced it's recall of these ducts, acknowledging that an A/C duct falling on...
Re: A/C ducts
Historical mailing list
Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:18:58 -0500
...I'm still looking for replacement a/c ducts for the roof of my 1987 GL. Actually the air circulates fine without the ducts...
Re: AC Ducts Repair
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:19:01 -0500
...DM&FS At 05:06 PM 4/13/2007, Robert Lilley wrote: >1988 Wolfsburg Edition with the AC Ducts down the center. > >My top...
Re: AC Ducts Repair
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:20:43 -0400
...AC Ducts Repair > If I'd decided to keep the AC in my Vanagon, I was entertaining the > idea of laminating something our of...
Re: Air conditioning
Historical mailing list - Yo vanguy
Mon, 25 May 1998 22:10:04 EDT
...After beefing up my ducts (before they broke) VW announced it's recall of these ducts, acknowledging that an A/C duct falling on...
Re: duct tape
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:14:01 -0400
now that I know that duct tape is crap, what should I use instead: the insulation in the engine compartment lid is somewhat falling...
A/C ducts
Historical mailing list - David M
Fri, 2 Nov 2012 16:15:55 -0700
I'm still looking for replacement a/c ducts for the roof of my 1987 GL. Actually the air circulates fine without the ducts...
A/C ducts come crashing down from roof
Historical mailing list - David M
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:37:01 -0700
1987 Wolfsburg with overhead a/c duct. Was driving along when the front and middle sections fell off the ceiling. I had heard a...
Re: AC Ducts Repair
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:07:31 -0700
> > > My top ac ducts were cracking and falling down due to broken plastic under > the metal plate and along the top sides. > I bought...
Re: A/C ducts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 3 Nov 2012 20:35:03 -0400
Any of the air conditioners with the controls overhead instead of the dash have a wiring harness that sits on top of the ductwork...
Re: A/C ducts
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 3 Nov 2012 19:56:35 -0400
...two '91s with no more ducts On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 7:15 PM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm still...
Re: AC Duct Repair Kit - How Many?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:20:11 -0500
Have you tried using the AC without the duct installed. We find that we like it that way. The air is diffused and tempered...
Re: A/C ducts
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sat, 3 Nov 2012 15:57:28 -0500
David, I finally got through all my stuff and found a single useable duct piece. It is the tapered front piece. It's yours...
Re: Front A/C...overhead console idea
Historical mailing list
Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:56:27 EST
...the header duct panel would be awesome for installing a radio in the middle duct opening, and using the side vents for map/clutter...
diesel floor heater duct
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 20:23:41 -0500
a while back some one was looking for a front diesel heater floor duct. give this a try. http://www.farrside.net/for_sale...
Re: A/C ducts
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 3 Nov 2012 17:21:10 -0700
...The overhead controls have a wiring bundle to them from the rear main unit and the bundle is hidden by the center ducts. When...
Ur-tools
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Thu, 06 Jun 1996 10:40:01 EST
Ron Van Ness sings the praises of bungee cords, but I think duct tape was created DAYS earlier in Genesis. You can do lots...
removing duct tape from paint..ideas?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:38:05 EST
on another vehicle i have someone broke the rear glass and the PO duct taped a tarp over the hatch.. how does one get...
Re: Do you know that your vanagon air duct may be clogged?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 27 Oct 2014 08:19:03 -0700
...Just in case the air duct is un-usable I bought at Lowes an aluminum flexible duct 3" diameter and 8" length - Lambro Semi...
Re: A/C ducts come crashing down from roof
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:03 -0500
...BTDT~ John On 9/26/2012 9:37 PM, David M wrote: > 1987 Wolfsburg with overhead a/c duct. Was driving along when the...
Re: duct tape
Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:18:58 -0400
...WORKS WELL IN HI TEMP AREAS dAN Karl Ploessl <ploessl@SUNMAC.SPECT.UPENN.EDU> wrote: > now that I know that duct tape is crap...
Wolfsburg Edition a/c ductwork screw fastener
Historical mailing list - Michael Wildermuth
Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:04:01 -0400
...I am missing a screw fastener with the gray plastic cover for the plastic a/c duct work at the rear. This is the...
Raised floor heater duct in diesels
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:38:37 -0600
On Jan 25, 2005, at 8:33 AM, Shawn Wright wrote: > Ok guys, which duct are we talking about here? I suspect mine is...
Re: A/C duct for '90 Westy
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Thu, 2 Aug 2001 21:55:38 -0700
>I have created a cheap, somewhat ugly but very workable duct to bring cool >air from the rear A/C ducts right up to...
Re: miserable a/c...'84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 01:34:18 -0500
...With the top down, the center duct connected to the standard non-Westy front duct pieces, which run forward between the front seats and...
Air intake ducting
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:45:49 -0500
Anyone have a source for the flexible air duct that runs up the right rear pillar from the air box to the air intake...
duct tape residue
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Sat, 11 Mar 2000 23:19:48 -0600
One of the best things to remove the adhesive from duct tape is.....Duct tape! Just rake a new piece of the same tape...
Re: removing duct tape from paint..ideas?
Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:28:16 -0800
...removing duct tape from paint..ideas? > > > >on another vehicle i have someone broke the rear glass and > >the PO duct taped a tarp over...
Interior Plastic & Ductwork: Need to Get Rid of
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Wed, 10 May 2006 01:19:30 +0000
I've got the following plastic trim pieces and ductwork if anybody is interested. Not really selling them, just would like to cover shipping...
Re: AC Ducts Repair
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:41:43 -0400
...AC Ducts Repair > 1988 Wolfsburg Edition with the AC Ducts down the center. > > My top ac ducts were cracking and falling down due to...
Re: [Syncro] Air con duct rerouting??
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 30 May 2002 15:34:35 EDT
...Since mention ductwork, I am going to assume you mean the ones with a large duct coming down the center of the van lie...
Re: Removing the A/C duct work
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:55:10 -0400
...Removing the A/C duct work Hi All, So, I'm wondering if anyone with A/C, that has the duct that runs along...
Re: A/C ducts
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Sat, 3 Nov 2012 08:59:01 -0700
...A/C ducts I'm still looking for replacement a/c ducts for the roof of my 1987 GL. Actually the air circulates fine...
Re: A/C ducts come crashing down from roof
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:41:39 -0700
...On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 7:37 PM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote: > 1987 Wolfsburg with overhead a/c duct. Was driving...
reparing overhead AC ducting
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:18:53 -0400
While the paint dries on my gas tank, I decided to take a look at the drooping overhead ductwork in my '91 GL. The...
Front A/C duct mounting
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Wed, 2 May 2001 07:29:01 EDT
Hi All , I was fortunate enough yesterday to get hold of the vanagon front A/C ducting that goes above the front seats. I...
Re: A/C ducts come crashing down from roof
Historical mailing list - Don Preston Jr
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:49:18 -0700
...A/C ducts come crashing down from roof Doesn't VW have a recall associated with this exact issue? I seem to "recall" getting...
Re: Westfalia and AC
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:23:13 -0400
> I'm considering getting a poptop from the junkyard, to put on my '87 Syncro. > What should I do about all the AC ducting...
Re: reparing overhead AC ducting
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:13:46 -0500
Try the AC without the duct; you might like it that way. Works just fine for us, and we don't bang our heads...
Re: A/C ducts come crashing down from roof
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:11:40 -0400
...On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 10:37 PM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote: > 1987 Wolfsburg with overhead a/c duct. Was driving...
Re: removing duct tape from paint..ideas?
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:23:41 -0800
...how does one get the resitual duct tape gummyness > off the paint without harming it? > thanks.. > > chris > >
Re: Fwd: how to keep that annoying a.c. duct on the ceiling?
Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
Tue, 18 May 1999 10:25:36 -0500
...Just craft some wide spacers to go between the bolt and the duct to take the load off the duct. The b*tch is...
Re: Air intake "scoops"
Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:08:18 -0400
...Bulley wrote: > So, if I read you correctly, our VW-designed ducts are better than any > home-grown scoopy-de-doo shapes? Make senses...
Re: AC failure
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 11 Apr 1998 12:38:00 CDT
...Any ideas on how to reassymble the >ducting. have all the parts.... Please info i HOPE you mean the ducting in the roof!!!! otherwise...
Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:19:09 -0800
...Without the > heater cover in place, I don't believe there is continuity from the > front ducts to the floor ducts anyway, It's...
Re: A/C ducts come crashing down from roof
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:52:54 -0400
...A/C ducts come crashing down from roof Doesn't VW have a recall associated with this exact issue? I seem to "recall" getting...
/f Re: Ur-tools
Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
Thu, 6 Jun 1996 09:52:01 -0500 (CDT)
Yea, and a can of WD-40 and a match totally neutralizes any positive effect of duct tape or bungee cords (or proper maintenance...
Re: removing duct tape from paint..ideas?
Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:44:01 -0500
...removing duct tape from paint..ideas? > on another vehicle i have someone broke the rear glass and the PO duct > taped > a tarp over...
Re: A few questions about 87 passenger bus
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 21 Apr 2000 14:21:20 +0200
...The duct inside the door is for bringing fresh air to the roof vents. > But it seems as though the 87 also ducts the...
Re: Westfalia and AC
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:16:57 -0500
<<<1/ Use a donor westy evaporator shelf/fan (blows from the rear) 2/ Remove the center duct from your existing unit and allow air...
Re: miserable a/c...'84 Westy
Historical mailing list - karl
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 13:14:40 -0400
...With the top down, the center duct > connected to the standard non-Westy front duct pieces, which run forward > between the front seats and...
Re: vw vanagon a/c vent BS
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 18:00:19 -0500
...DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT PLATE AT THE CONNECTIONS OF BOTH THE CENTER AND REAR AIR FLOW DUCTS. SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONER HOSE; DUCT; AIR...
RE: On the subject of Heat
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Fri, 17 Nov 95 16:45:31 EST
Replace broken/missing heater duct with aluminum dryer duct pipe, wrapped with insulation. B.
Re: rear air duct gasket
Historical mailing list - Coddington
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 18:18:19 -0700
Anybody know the part number for that air duct gasket? And what years it fits? Tom, in No. Calif. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: AC Question
Historical mailing list - David M
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:29:42 -0700
...My ducts all fell off the ceiling so the air now comes from just above the rear seat. It works MUCH better than it...