> I bought my 85 Vanagon about a year and a half ago.  The AC has never 
> worked and I am interested in getting it up and running again.  Any 
> suggestions as to the least stupid strategy to attain this goal?  I 
> merely want some guidelines to assist me when the dealer begins to take 
> full advantage of my ignorance  ;-).  Many thanks.

My only suggestion would be to stay away from the old R-12 CFC type system.
And then when you figure out a cost effective solution for the new non-CFC
AC system let me know about it.

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