I don't think I'd leave that one alone,bud.  That's where mine caught
fire(before I owned the van) and the cleanup isn't pretty or cheap.  I'll do
without the AC,  I don't get it at work, so why spoil myself?

DM&FS
-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Herd <randyherd@hotmail.com>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, June 15, 2000 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: AC elec fire

>Four years ago my 86 had a similar problem.  When I dropped the front
>housing and started working my way back I discovered that the wiring
harness
>connector (about even with the back of the front seats) had completely
>melted and the wires were scorched about 6 to 8 inches in both directions.
>I replaced the wires with a heavier gage wire and it has worked OK since
>then. I also discovered that the 50 amp (?) fuse (looks like a flat piece
of
>copper between 2 screws) under the left rear D pillar was very deformed and
>off-color but I left it alone.
>
>
>Randy Herd
>86 GL Weekender
>68 Kombi
>98 Cherokee
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