Tom, I am dealing with that very thing right now. The problem never has been
addressed in my machine and I to wonder about the dealer thing. At the moment I
am considering some sort of 3 inch wide strap to support the AC tunnel at the
joints. Each strap would  have to be anchored at each end into the ceiling beam
structure.

Haven't done it yet, but thinking about it. Anybody have a better solution?????

John Rodgers
88GL Driver in Birmingham, AL

"Carrington, Tom" wrote:

> Please reply to Colin, not me!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Seasick Records [mailto:seasickrecords@att.net]
> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 7:05 PM
> To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: AC Ducts Falling - need advice (Newbie)
>
> I bought a 1991 Vanagon GL a few weeks ago. My dad has an 84 that was our
> vacation/camping vehicle while I was younger and I wouldn't think of owning
> any other van.  Glad this list is here (message archives are VERY helpful).
> Need some advice/help:
>
> My wife had the unpleasant experience of having the three middle a/c ducts
> (passenger roof) fall from the roof while driving this morning.  I looked
> around on the internet and found that VW did a recall in 1993 where dealers
> would install a reinforcement plate on the center and rear air ducts to
> prevent this problem.  This was never performed on our van.  Am I crazy to
> think the local dealer would do this recall work seven years after the
> initial recall?  If so, is there some trick to getting the ducts back in
> place without taking the front duct (over driver) down?  Please send info
> via e-mail to this address.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice
> Colin