Keep the A/C installed.
Just remove the fan belt from your compressor.
You can repair the plastic parts by sanding down the interior area at the
cracks and lay on a patch consisting of fiberglass fabric and a little
resin.
Some small cracks can be patched with J-B weld.
Your Syncro will definately bring at least a few hundred more $ with the non
functioning A/C parts in place.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
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From: "Dart 330" <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 2:29 PM
Subject: AC advice, keep or remove?

> The AC in my 87 syncro is falling apart. The rear piece has cracked at the
> mounting points and is hanging down several inches. It hasn't worked since
I
> purchased the vehicle anyways. So should I pull the whole system out? Will
> this lower the resale value? If so how much?
>
> I have heard that this is subject to a recall, is a VW dealer required to
> fix this for free? If not, where can I get the pieces to fix it?
>
> Nathan
> 87 GL Syncro
> 92 Corrado SLC
>
>
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