

| Subject: | Re: insane AC idea |
| From: | Aristotle Sagan |
| Date: | Fri, 3 Aug 2001 15:46:22 -0700 |
Yep, number of vehicles - 4 number of aircondition vehicles - 0 and I like it like that. tim o'brien san jose, ca >I a native CA human. > >-- >Joseph Fortino >fortino1@onebox.com - email >(510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax > > > >---- mike miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > > Why do you want AC? You obviously live somewhere like Germany or >Britain > > where they don't need it. Try doing without in the southern or >southwestern > > parts of the US. Gives real meaning to the term: Smells like a goat. > > > > Mike > > Sacramento, CA moving over 100 next week. > > > > > > > > > From: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM> > > > Reply-To: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM> > > > Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 11:28:51 -0700 > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Subject: Re: insane AC idea > > > > > > my factory setting are roll down the windows, if road rage persists > > > roll up windows and crack the wings.. ;) > > > > > > I wonder why one would want to have ac on an older van, maybe euro > > > van.. but a vanagon.. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Joseph Fortino > > > fortino1@onebox.com - email > > > (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- Joe Reed <joe.reed@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote: > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Mark Drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> > > >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > >> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 1:04 PM > > >> Subject: Re: insane AC idea > > >> > > >> > > >>> Anybody know offhand what the BTU rating is of the factory A/C > > in > > >> the > > >>> Vanagon? If so, please give model year and source of the info if > > >>> available. I am thinking that 6000 BTU is only a small fraction > > of > > >> the > > >>> factory A/C capacity. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Mark > > >> > > >> I'm sure you're right -- but the factory a/c is dead in this one, > > and > > >> as we > > >> all know the rear-positioned vents barely cooled the front anyway > > under > > >> the > > >> best of conditions...and this has the advantage of being right behind > > >> the > > >> driver's head. Since I almost never have passengers, that's right > > where > > >> I > > >> want it! :) > > >> > > >> But most importantly, assuming all this "run while mobile" stuff > > completely > > >> fails (and it probably will never pass long-term readiness testing) > > >> the > > >> point would be that you can't run the factory a/c while parked >without > > >> the > > >> engine running. The worst-case scenario here is that I get an a/c > > unit > > >> that > > >> will work fine where I tend to camp -- which is in the Appalachians, > > >> not > > >> Bryce Canyon -- as long as I run a cord from my host's cabin. > > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. > > > Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. >Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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