My '84 is set up the same way.  No difference in fittings between high
and low side.

John

On Thu, 2010-07-08 at 13:32 -0700, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> Hi Ed,
> can't really answer your question too well..
> but I do have about 7 vanagon AC compressors and brackets and all the lines
> to them in my used parts stash and parts vans, if you need some other part.
>
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Duntz" <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 11:31 AM
> Subject: a/c fittings
>
>
> I'm trying to get my a/c system working on my 1.9 Vanagon, using a
> conversion kit from Interdynamics. (I'd also like to try the same on my 2.1
> eventually) My trouble is that the compressor seems to have two low-side
> connections a few inches out on the lines. I've compared this to my 2.1,
> which has one low-side fitting a few inches out on the line. I thought that
> I should have one low-side fitting near the compressor, and a high-side
> connection somewhere near the evaporator.
>
> One line says SUC (I'm assuming for suction) and one says DIS (I'm assuming
> for discharge) Does this mean that someone has installed the wrong fitting
> on one of the lines? Which side (suction or discharge) should the low-side
> (the one I'm adding the refrigerant to) be on?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed in CT