It comes down to you, do you want the AC? On this last Vanagon I
bought AC was a requirement, a lot of the vans had it taken out for the room.

Spend some money on tools? Go to Harbor Freight and get a vacuum and
an R-134a gauge set up,
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92475
the vacuum pump for $17
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92649
the gauge set for $43
go to Walmart or your Flaps and get a conversion kit.
Get the R-12 sucked out and go home and convert it and see if it
works. There is a lot of info in the archives on doing this.

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  6/27/2008 05:12 AM, Neil2 wrote:
>Hey volks,
>
>Again, the banter is entertaining but: Anyone know if the AC on a '91 is
>worth tinkering with/spending $$ to repair?
>
>On 6/26/08, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:
> >
> > I could be wrong but I think he just meant the temperature of the
> > 'air-conditioned air' as measured at the vents. Use an instant-read food
> > thermometer, stick it in the vent.
> >
> > Cya,
> > Robert
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Kote" <pkote@YAHOO.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: '91 Vanagon GL, AC is OOC
> >
> >
> > You mentioned "vent temps" any one have a suggestion where to purchase?
> >
> > 90 Westy
> > pete
> >
> > --- On Thu, 6/26/08, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > From: Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: Re: '91 Vanagon GL, AC is OOC
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 4:40 PM
> >
> > The AC works just peachy (low 30's vent temps) on my '89, and all
> > I've ever
> > had to do is top off the refrigerant to keep it performing nicely.
> > Definitely well worth the effort, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
> > Hell, this AC works better than the one in my Mercedes
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hey volks,
> >>
> >> Anyone know if the AC on a '91 is worth tinkering with/spending $$ to
> >> repair?  I notice a lot of owners just go without when they stop working,
> >> sorta like the Dom and kitchen sink . . .
> >>
> >> Don'na wanna throw good $$ after bad, as they say.
> >>
> >>
> > --
> > Casey
> > '87 300TD
> > '94 100CSQ Avant
> > '89 Bluestar
> > The People's Republic of Cascadia
> >
>
>
>
>--
>Neil2
>'82 Diesel Westy (Duckie)
>
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