Works in cooler or drier climes - but in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
and North Florida - in the summertime by the time  you got to your
destination you would be parboiled!

John

On 6/27/2014 3:38 PM, Michael Magnani wrote:
>   I permanently removed my entire A/C system from my 90 Westy for the same reason: it always leaked refrigerant and even when it was properly serviced, never worked all that well. Removing the compressor has made working on the engine a lot easier and I turned the space where the evaporator lived into a nice additional storage cabinet.
> Mike M
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> On Friday, June 27, 2014 5:48 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>
>
> I don't plan on reinstalling the AC.  When I bought the camper new, the AC
> was only slightly better than open windows.  Years ago, when the freon
> leaked out and the technician said the leak must be somewhere in the
> cabinetry, I just did without.  My rationale was that an enclosed, air
> conditioned environment just separates you from the travel experience.  The
> windshield becomes a TV screen for a travelogue.  Of course, when we were
> in west Texas last month traveling into the afternoon sun with the
> temperature at 102 (103 inside the cab), my rationale seemed pretty
> irrational.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Keith Hughes <keithahughes@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Steven,
>>
>> You're right.  You have to drop it down, then tilt it down towards the
>> passenger side.  You have to first reach inside and either disconnect the
>> condensate lines from both sides of the drip pan (I don't recommend that)
>> or pull both tubes up and into the evap housing cabinet.  Then while
>> supporting the evaporator and fan housing, remove the cabinet.  This is a
>> PITA alone, but doable (i've used a bar stool and hydraulic jack sitting on
>> the engine cover to prop up the cabinet).  Much easier with another pair of
>> hands.  The evap/fan housing is very brittle, and loves to crack, so you
>> need to be careful.  You can't support it from the support brackets because
>> the evap fan makes it super front-heavy.  I've just used the bar stool and
>> boxes stacked to the right height to support it while disconnecting the AC
>> lines.
>>
>> Last year I made a number of mods to my A/C system, including a new A/C
>> cabinet, but one thing I did that you may consider is to fully enclose the
>> Evap housing (bottom), reinforcing with aluminum angle on the perimeter,
>> and adding a front bracket for the housing.  Now it's self-supporting, and
>> the cabinet can be pulled without disturbing the evap housing.  pmail if
>> you want pics of the mod I did - wasn't that difficult.
>>
>> Keith Hughes
>> '86 Westy Tiico (Marvin)
>>
>>
>>    Date:    Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:15:24 -0400
>>    From:    Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM>
>>    Subject: AC Removal
>>
>>    I need to remove the closet of my 1985 Westfalia for some
>>    rear corner
>>    bodywork.  Of course, I have to remove the air
>>    conditioner cabinet to get
>>    the closet out.  I've started removing the AC cabinet
>>    but it looks like the
>>    evaporator, evaporator housing, and fan will all come out
>>    with the cabinet.
>>     But I can't get to the refrigerant hoses to disconnect them
>>    before the
>>    cabinet comes down.  Bentley isn't clear on this, and
>>    what they describe is
>>    different from what I have anyway.  What do I need to
>>    do to keep everything
>>    from crashing down at once?
>>
>>
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