Hi Volks:

With all this talk of A/C's - (even in the winter!)....

It is important to turn on your A/C's periodically - the colder out it is -
the more important doing this becomes.

Turning on the A/C wets the seals, and prevents leakage of the refridgerant.

Leakage due to the drying out of seals is not a rare problem - it is very
common.

Best to do this when the van is fully warm inside.

Once a week in cold weather is adequate, IMHO. (think I read this in the
manual too.)

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"