I've read some great stuff on A/C from you guys already, unfortunately I don't consider myself a tinkerer and especially not a mechanic. I wasn't even interested enough to ask the mechanic what he did to fix the A/C. I just took it in and he said "it's ready". Truly this must sound blasphemous to you guys with Bently manuals.
At the risk of taking this thread in a strange direction, I may have bitten off more than I can chew with this Westy. Turns out, more and more you're not allowed to just park somewhere to spend the night. We've been kicked out of parking lots or streets by local police when we were innocently just stopping for the night while on a long trip. So, the idea that we'd save on hotel charges is beginning to fade. Maybe there's a fear of homeless people living in Westys? Talking about mechanical ability, our maiden voyage in the Westy resulted in having to tow it home after only about 8 miles of travel. Smoke was coming out the rear vents. The water reservoir plug had broken. :(. Just a little venting.
-gordon

On Jul 2, 2016, at 10:36 AM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>> But we are all kind of nuts and love our Vanagons!!
> 
> I "resemble" that remark!
> ha ha. LOL.
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> To the original poster:
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> some jobs I've done on my Vanagons ended up becoming restorations of sorts.
> Once you start a job, you may discover more things that need
> to be done or will soon need to be done.
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> Something to keep in mind.
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> Neil.
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> Neil n
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