Potential advice....

If you think you might EVER sell your synchro, the AC is a valuable selling
point, and without it your van will not have nearly as much appeal as one
with AC. I know this cuz I did what you are thinking of doing, and everyone
was disapointed when I said that it did not have AC, when I wanted to sell
it.

On the other hand, full AC systems will go for somewhere around 400$ or
maybe more on ebay, depending upon style...

Your choice,

Mark...

>
> OK - I found the oil filler behind the tag - thanks everyone!  Added some
> oil and cruised around a bit more in my "new" 86 Syncro - FUN!
>
> Still a VW & Vanagon newbie, but hopefully I have a couple of more worthy
> questions!
>
> 1) AC - the air conditioning is not functioning and I live in Seattle -so- I
> don't really need AC -so- I am planning on just removing the AC from the
> Van.
>