

| Subject: | Re: A/C Talk |
| From: | Jamie Fitterer |
| Date: | Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:19:10 +0000 |
Thanks Daryl! That is exactly what I was after! > From: daryl@aatransaxle.com > To: fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: RE: A/C Talk > Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:15:45 -0700 > > I have the AC in my Westy with the Bostig Turbo in it. > The 2nd wire is just a ground, so the same woe that was used in the WBX > works. Either wire at the comp. can be used for the ground. > Mostl any good AC shop can hook up the system to the Ferd compressor once > they have the AC block(hooks up the hoses at the comp.) from either Bostig > or Doc's Blocks. > > Daryl of AA Transaxle > 425-788-4070 > "On the cutting edge of Old technology" > 86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the trunk > 90 Doka Tristar w/2.5 Subie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Jamie Fitterer > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:46 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: A/C Talk > > Great post! I actually am looking for someone with a Bostig Conversion > that has AC. I am just going through the process on my 84 Westy and only > had one wire on the Compressor on the 84, but the ford compressor has two > wires comign out of it. ANyone that can help please do! As for AC.. > definitely an opinion piece. I used to run it on the stock engine when i > first bought the van. Once i started to have engine problems I started to > be more cautious. The wife sure does the AC while driving in the summer > time. If mama is happy, everyone is happy! Hence, why I am trying to get > AC back after the Bostig Conversion. > > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:06:09 -0700 > > From: vw.doka@GMAIL.COM > > Subject: A/C Talk > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > I guess it's that time of year when the Sun starts to shine and talk turns > to A/C for the Vanagon. > > > > Soon we'll be discussing the merits of R-12 v. R-134, expected high-side > pressure, leaking hoses and vent temps. > > > > Someone will mention that they have to "top off" their A/C each year and > several people will wag a virtual finger at them for being environmentally > irresponsible. > > > > The ozone layer will be referenced at least twice, as will green house > gases and global warming. Someone will chime in and say global warming is a > lie. > > > > Pleas for in-dash A/C systems will be posted and met (BenT probably has > 10!). Methods for getting the cool air from the back of a Westy to the > front will be discussed. > > > > At least one reference to adding A/C to a Doka will popup. > > > > Several threads with people whinging about who has the worst Summer > weather will occur. > > > > There will be at least 10 references to how much better the A/C works > because "I have a Subaru/Bostig/TDi conversion." > > > > There will be one long thread that delves into the minutiae of how the A/C > system works and will include in-depth analysis of chemical compounds and > properties of materials. > > > > Someone in Seattle will say how glad they are that they do not need A/C. > Two days later, Seattle will be hit with 90+ temps. > > > > A few threads will start about the VW recall on the overhead A/C vents and > how the dealer should still fix it. This thread will migrate to "how to fix > the overhead vents yourself". But the subject line won't change. > > > > > > And many, many more... > > > > > > For me... I just roll the window down. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jeff > > >
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