

| Subject: | Re: Removing the A/C duct work |
| From: | Karl Wolz |
| Date: | Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:22:03 -0700 |
Mark, I've never seen/noticed this change. Can you reference a pic of this system? Thx, Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On Jun 20, 2013, at 8:03 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > If you remove the passenger van center duct work you will find that much > more air movement reaches the front seat area than before. The ceiling > duct-work slows down the airflow and reduces it in my opinion. Whether > the overall result is satisfactory is a separate question that will > depend on individual circumstances and tastes. Try it and see, if you > prefer it. More air, YES. > > The Westy rear A/C is a different animal and there are 2 version. Those > with the tan interior are almost all a weaker single fan motor setup > that doesn't move as much air and that people are generally dissatisfied > with. Starting about 87 it was upgraded to the more powerful dual fan > motor setup that passenger vans above got starting with 86. This > coincided with the addition to the rear ceiling in the Westy of a wide > flat duct that carries cool air forward to the edge of the poptop > opening closer to the front seats. All of the 87+ grey interior campers > with A/C got this improved setup as well as a few late tan 86 models. It > is not just the dual fan motors that make the difference, that later > system is better all around IMHO. > > Mark > > > Harry Hoffman wrote: >> Hi All, >> So, I'm wondering if anyone with A/C, that has the duct that runs along the ceiling from the front to the rear has removed said duct and determined if air circulation is better or worse? >> Cheers, >> Harry >>
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