On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, kenneth d lewis wrote:

> Ken;
> Just finished doing this on our 85. I went ahead and had all the lines
> replaced. A local shop used most of all the old ends and crimped on new
> rubber hose. Around $75.
>  I had to go back in and lubricate the overhead fan . If yours is still
> out put a few drops of oil on the shaft. Also the compressors oil filler
> hole got stripped out rather easily so take it easy there. I was able to
> retap it and put in a larger size, so far so good. 48 ounces of R134 in
> it so far and it is working quite well. Just watch the peep hole for lack
> of bubbles.
>  The R134 goes in slow, I submerged the can in hot water to speed things
> up. The readings on the gauges had me confused, I was getting outrageous
> high pressures. I left the gauges hooked up and had my SO drive around so
> I could get some actual readings. They were normal then. I guess the
> radiator fan does not flow enough air.
> Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>

     You got it. The Radiator fan/condenser in most cars are to small
for 134a. The vanagon is one of the few vehicles that will still deliever
a reasonable output. I would think sitting in traffic this would become
a problem in the Vanagon also.   Let us know how thinks go in a few weeks.
                                        Eric