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Subject:Re: Front Behr A/C.
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:59:04 -0700

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>wrote:

> Have you considered installing some "air mover" fans somewhere to help
> circulate the cool air up to the front?  Seems to be a much easier
> thing, if it would work, than installing a second AC unit.  I don't know
> if you can plumb an extra evaporator into the stock system (my hunch
> would be no); adding a second compressor and condensor would seem to me
> to be well into the realm of "not practical".
>
> Allan

Adding a second compressor is not necessary. The second condenser can go
under the van.
As far as moving the air forward, some people have used everything from
custom ductwork to
PVC pipe to dryer vent hose with decent results. Everything I've seen so far
has been aesthetically
challenged.

BenT