

| Subject: | Re: insane AC idea |
| From: | phil stanhope |
| Date: | Fri, 3 Aug 2001 19:01:07 -0700 |
Yeah, I lived in southern California for 6 years....no one knows what humidity means or how to drive when it rains. Come down south with your "I dont need no stinkin AC" attitude and it will get a proper adjustment. Phil 84' westy FLORIDA, where you never stop swetting even while swimming. -- Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
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