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Subject:Re: '84 Westy: Does Air Conditioner Boost Idle?
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:40:28 -0400

At 06:47 PM 7/27/2011, Steve Williams wrote:
>Nope.  My Westy doesn't have even one.

Out of curiosity, does it have the P/S one?

>Are these available?  Is it worth trying to fix?

Well, you found a source on the Samba thread.  As to worth it...are
you having stalling problems when the A/C compressor starts, or is it
the aesthetics of the thing you care about?

One compromise  would be to add a wire and a diode like a 1N4004* to
the P/S valve, so that either the steering pump or the A/C clutch
could activate it.

*That's a guess.  You might need one with larger current capacity or
higher peak reverse voltage rating or both.

Yours,
David