

| Subject: | Re: insane AC idea |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Fri, 3 Aug 2001 21:10:51 -0700 |
i'm in san joser, but have live in socal also, sorry for all the type o's lately my fingers seemed to have gained water.. aka FAT fingers. hehe maybe i need AC.. ;) -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax ---- Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Good point... 'cept I grew up in Bawlimer. I know what heat can be. > Now I > know that ain't like Gulf Coast summer days, but 105 with 97% humidity > is > still 105 with 97% humidity. I still prefer the sweat rolling off my > arms > and the hot breeze flowing past my face. Always have, always will. > > tim o'brien > san jose, ca (where it gets HOT (not)) > > >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! 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