Tom..Mine cost roughly $1200 total plus what I spent on the charging
equipment.
A good week to stuff it in there...Below is Blake Heinlein's site with pics
and a good overview.
http://sites.google.com/site/blakeheinlein2/vanagon-airconditioning
I had a 134 leak and while its apart, am adding A fresh air hose to get some
flow thru air into the van as well. There are several things I have yet to
get to my satisfaction such as decent defrost vent setup..The radio sticks
out about 2" so I tweaked the shifter so I wouldn't hit it with my hand..Low
speed defrost fan is a tad noisy, but the floor/center is quiet on low..
little things that are fixable, but overall..I like it. I will try to take
some pics before I reassemble it and put it on a picassa site soon
Daryl of AA Transaxle
425-788-4070
"On the cutting edge of old technology"

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Buese [mailto:tombuese@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 1:37 PM
To: Daryl Christensen
Subject: Re: Remove AC

Cost of a system in a westy?

Thanks,

Tom-reason I opted out of a Behr was the lack of fresh air

On Dec 7, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Daryl Christensen wrote:

> Even with my Vintage Air AC/Heat, I had plugged up the fresh air
> vents..Now
> I am putting one vent back into operation so I get some outside flow
> thru
> there if/when needed..Hate the wind noise of a window down or vent
> wing open
> on the hwy.
>
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> 425-788-4070
> "On the cutting edge of old technology"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> John C...
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:51 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Remove AC
>
> Install a Vintage Air, Front combo AC / heater.
> *http://tinyurl.com/yffn3va*
> Keep Kool, Have Cupboard, Will Travel...
> Richard Boone...
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I had my non-functional AC removed from my 84 Westy about 6 years
>> ago.
>> It was going to cost major bucks to fix it. My mechanic at the time
>> also had an 84 and wanted the unit. My understanding from the list
>> was
>> that it's about an 8 hour job to take the AC out. My mechnic took it
>> out for free and replaced the cabinet with the one from his non-AC
>> Westy --- and gave me $300 bucks to boot. We love the extra storage
>> space and don't miss the AC. Though when I was driving across the
>> Nevada desert last October I sorta missed it. So keep in mind that
>> you
>> can probably sell the AC unit -- even if it doesn't work.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Doug
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 11:01 PM, David Klein <david@ashtec.ca> wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I know some of you might be saying "what the @##$" but I am
>>> wondering
>>> how difficult it is to remove the AC from a Westy. I know I would
>>> have to rebuild some cabinetry but what else might I run up against?
>>> Anyone's experiences would be great. I know Frank is the cabinetry
>>> master so I don't think rebuilding a cabinet will be a big deal with
>>> his website help.
>>>
>>> I live in BC (Canada) and it doesn't get cold enough up here  for AC
>>> and I always miss that easily accessible cabinet with AC duct work
>>> in
>>> the way!!
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> Vanless :)
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> http://www.dougalcock.com
>>