After 7 summers with an '88 Fox my foot automatically compensates for the AC
as I hear the switch in the dash cycle the compressor. I don't even think
about it, just happens.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Todd Last
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: I'm back . . .A/C and beyond.

I used to have a 1976 VW rabbit - you could switch on the A/C on the car and
cut the speed by 5mph.
It was fun to play with when bored on long road trips...

Todd
'88 Westy

On 4/10/2012 11:49 AM, Arlene K Sondergaard wrote:
> I had my A/C recharged on my 87 Wolfsburg automatic and found a loss
> of power resulted when using it.
> I couldnt drive the Gifford Pinchot forest roads using it because of
> overheating also.
>
> Cut the belt off.
> Power fine, no overheating, on forest service rds.
> We still use the system--the fan runs the length of the roof-good
> circulation.
> Much better than nothing.
>
> Arlene
> 1987 Wolfsburg Carat
> Washougal Wa
>
>
>
> From:
> Robert Stevens<mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
> To:
> vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date:
> 04/10/2012 09:58 AM
> Subject:
> Re: I'm back . . .A/C and beyond.
> Sent by:
> Vanagon Mailing List<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
>
>
>
> I also have A/C in my '87 and would not want to be without it.
>
> On a trip to the NW, joining a buch of others of "us" a few years ago,
> we drove miles and miles of the backroads into and around Mt. St.
> Helens. It was a very hot time, and many of the roads were inside tall
> trees, dusty, no breeze at all, so sort of suffocating.
>
> After the first day of this, I rolled up the windows and ran the A/C
> and created my little heaven environment. The oppressive nature of the
> high humidity AND heat was way too much for this van cowboy, and the
> A/C made the driving part of the days much more than tolerable.
> Sleeping at night, a different story.
>
> I tend to drive around the intermountain region with the A/C off and
> windows down, but am very grateful to have good, working A/C to rely
> on. It has been converted to 134 and does a very good job of cooling.
> I don't think the cabin has ever been above the low 70's (I have a
> "weather station" in my van, so the temp differential between external
> ambient and internal is no guessing game.
>
> Bob
>