In a message dated 5/30/02 11:18:44 AM Pacific Standard Time,
sheronda@tesco.net writes:

<< I can get a second hand Air con.
 Is it possible to do away with all the massive ducting on the roof an feed
 the cold air underneath the van to the front? Or put an alternative
 underfloor unit onto the compressor that ducts into the normal ducting in
 the front>
 I have two small roof windows and a rear roof cupboard.
 How much cold does it put out? Is it worth it?
 My girlfriend is a bit sensitive to the heat and we are planning to head to
 Libya. >>

Lukas,

You did not specify what vintage of the used AC you are purchasing. Since
mention ductwork, I am going to assume you mean the ones with a large duct
coming down the center of the van lie in the 86 and later non-Westy models.
That is all it is. Ductwork. You can certainly reroute that as you please.
The problem you may encounter w/ regards to cooling effect IIRC is there are
no blowers in the front panel at all. The controls are there but all the fans
are in that rear housing. In that situation, taking out the center ducts will
result in cooling similar to the rear only AC in the Westies. Judging from
the postings on this subject in the archives, the Westy rear AC is less than
desirable. One particular handy-Andy Westy owner even made up some removable
ductwork to bring the cool air to the front by use of PVC pipe. (My apologies
as I cannot remember the name of listee who did this.) When it was time to
camp, IIRC he would just remove the ductwork to get it out of the way of the
poptop. Of course if you are adding this to a bus and not a Westy, you would
not have this problem. I do not recall if you said whether you are adding
this to a bus or a Westy.

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