

| Subject: | Re: Prius question with vanagon content |
| From: | Dave Mcneely |
| Date: | Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:14:35 -0500 |
Maybe the information is in here: Hybrid Air Conditioning Systems Overview - OpenSIUC - Southern ... opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=auto... by E Talley - 2011 Apr 1, 2011 – Talley, Eugene, "Hybrid Air Conditioning Systems Overview" (2011). Presentations. ... Belt Driven A/C Systems ... “new” Prius is the 2004 MY. I tried to find it, but didn't have the patience. There is a photograph of the condenser label, but I could not read it. I looked at my Prius (2005 model) but the condenser is under the car and I did not crawl under there to look. Pretty tight fit. I have to put it on blocks to change the oil. Next time, I'll look, but that will be a while. mcneely ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I was looking through the Hayne's manual this evening for a parts > replacement for my wife's 2003 Prius. I noticed when flipping through the > manual that the 2004-on Prius have electrical AC compressors. Can anyone > comment on what kind of current it would take to run an AC compressor on > electricity? One of the big problems with diesel vanagon AC, besides the > power issue, is the mounting and location of the compressor and a way to > reliably drive it with a belt. An electrical solution would obviate that. > > Any comments? > > Jim -- David McNeely
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