That is a condenser from an 85 Vanagon that had A/C.
If you crush it with a rock just go get another one, very cheap.
If you'll look around at the cars driving around out city streets you'll see
that you've got three times the ground clearance that they do.
If you're concerned about going off road and crushing it you just have to
remember the last time you crushed your propane tank of your Westy.
Mine is on the underside of a 1976 Porsche and I've straddled turn lane
bumps, bounced in and out of steer driveways. I admit that I might be more
subject to a hit than a Vanagon, I'm saying for me the risk is worth the
extra cooling.

Stan

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <jh_rodgers@bellsouth.net>
To: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: Extra Vanagon Cooling

> First question!!
>
> What about rock and road hazard damage??? That looks like a really
> vulnerable spot!! But  I like the concept!!
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Stan Wilder wrote:
>
> >For those of you that are constantly mulling over fixing your A/C or
convertting it to R134-a this might be a simple solution to get your
interior temps down.
> >This added coil brings my 912e A/C temps down to 34 degrees out all the
underdash ports once the system starts getting a good supply of air passing
over the extra coil under the car.
> >Once the air flow brings the system temp down it pretty much continues to
work even in traffic with little or no air flow for short time frames.
> >http://www.engineceramics.com/vw/undercoil.jpg
> >My system still uses the little 5.5 cui Mini-York compressor and the
R134a refrigerant.
> >It works just great.
> >
> >Stan Wilder
> >
> >
> >
>