

| Subject: | Re: Air Conditioner |
| From: | mike |
| Date: | Sat, 30 Mar 2002 21:40:14 -0800 |
Smart Canadians. > From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@juno.com> > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 22:02:11 -0600 > To: mwmiller@cwnet.com > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Air Conditioner > > At a $1.29 a bag you could pay for a good Toyota in a month of driving in > Texas when we get 30 consecutive days over 100 f. > I always try to include that little (f) when I give temperatures cause > the Canadians are scared that Texas is hell. > > Stan > > On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 19:40:48 -0800 mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> writes: >> Probably work great but stopping every 30-40 minutes for more ice >> would get >> to be a drag pretty quickly I think. >> >> Mike >> :>) >> >>> From: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM> >>> Reply-To: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM> >>> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 18:55:49 -0800 >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> Subject: Re: Air Conditioner >>> >>> Has anyone heard of these ice assisted evaporating AC >>> units? They plug into your cigarette lighter and they >>> say it only needs to be refilled with ice every 30-40 >>> minutes for maximim cooling. >>> >>> http://www.swampy.net/icemystr.html >>> http://www.swampy.net/im30.html >>> >>> Snake Oil or?? >>> >>> Phil84' Westy Tiico (The Millenium Falcon) >>> 60' Morris Mini1340CC >>> 84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition--FOR SALE-SE >>> VENDE!!!!!!(Florida Title/2nd owner) >>> AC, PS, 4spd. Super clean interior, Captains chairs, >>> rare removeable center bench seat for 6 passenger >>> capability. Body has some rusty seams >>> Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a >>> conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote: >>>> Back in the early sixties Chrysler came out with >>>> their electronic >>>> ignition, a turbine car that ran on Wesson oil or >>>> anything clean enough >>>> not to clog the injectors. Ford came out with >>>> Overhead can 427 engines >>>> and GM was experimenting with an Automotive AC unit >>>> that cooked the Freon >>>> in/on/around/near the Exhaust manifold and powered >>>> the required heat to >>>> force the Freon gas through the system. Problem was >>>> the Freon got to over >>>> 600 degrees in about fifteen minutes and the >>>> pressures became >>>> extraordinary. The extreme pressure literally cut >>>> the orifices out of the >>>> regulators and exploded the condenser and >>>> evaporators. They continued >>>> working on the system until 1965 to be installed on >>>> the newly released >>>> Toronado. The first Toronado that came through the >>>> dealership I was >>>> working with had appendages cast into the exhaust >>>> manifolds to mount this >>>> system but the innovative system had been abandoned >>>> by release time. >>>> So there have been a lot of people working on a zero >>>> horsepower AC unit >>>> for many years. >>>> >>>> Stan Wilder >>>> >>>> On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 21:18:40 +0800 David Wilhite >>>> <dnmwilhite@EARTHLINK.NET> writes: >>>>> I use the hang in window air conditioner on my van >>>> when camping >>>>> during the summer myself, but have always been >>>> thinking of other >>>>> solutions. >>>>> >>>>> I was wondering if anybody has considered the >>>> following method. >>>>> Install an AC motor in the engine bay with a belt >>>> going to the >>>>> compressor. Put a double clutch on the vehicle >>>> air conditioner >>>>> compressor to handle the belt from the AC motor >>>> and the engine. Use >>>>> a transformer/invertor to change the 120 VAC to 12 >>>> VDC to run the >>>>> interior air conditioner duct fan and the fan up >>>> front behind the >>>>> radiator. This would be ideal, because there >>>> would be no >>>>> modifications to the vanagon body itself and no >>>> appreciable space >>>>> would be used. >>>>> >>>>> I haven't researched how much horsepower the air >>>> conditioner >>>>> compressor uses or if a double clutch unit is >>>> available. My >>>>> thinking is that these would be the two hang ups >>>> for following >>>>> through on this idea. >>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 86' Syncro GL (for sale) >>>>> 84' Subaruvanagon Westy >>>>> 01' KLR650 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ________________________________________________________________ >>>> GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >>>> Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for >>>> less! >>>> Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >>>> http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover >>> http://greetings.yahoo.com/ >>> >> > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. >
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