Re: [T3] AC for a Type III

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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Hey Don... by any chance do you know any of the following people who work
for the city of Wylie?

----- Original Message -----
From: <DGaries808@aol.com>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] AC for a Type III


> In a message dated 7/1/02 8:56:46 PM Central Daylight Time,
> vwparts@vintagewarehouse.com writes:
>
> << Subj:     [T3] AC for a Type III
>  Date:  7/1/02 8:56:46 PM Central Daylight Time
>  From:  vwparts@vintagewarehouse.com (Greg at Vintage Warehouse)
>  Sender:    type3@vwtype3.org
>  Reply-to:  type3@vwtype3.org
>  To:    type3@vwtype3.org
>
>  On that note does anyone have any T3 A/C info?
>  MY recently purchased '69 has a dealer installed Meier~Line under dash
>  unit installed, but other than the owners manual I
>  know nothing..........
>
>  The compressor (?) is no longer mounted in the engine bay, but the fan
>  housing has been adapted for it and/or the A/C belt.
>  Under the car there is a fan with some PO smashed ducted work, and the
>  coil. All of the plumbing runs up on the passengers
>  side by the foot rest (this made installing new carpet a pain........)
>
>  Greg
>
>  --
>  Vintage Warehouse
>  PO Box 2321
>  Windsor, Ca. 95492
>  707.291.7606
>  http://vintagewarehouse.com
>
> See my reply to a previous e-mail. The single-belt system never worked, at
> least for me. The belt had a short life of about 50 miles. the two-belt
> system was what I used on my 1964 Type 34. A long ratchet-looking nut
running
> off the crankshaft let the
> crank and generator connect. Then a second belt running off the crank and
> connecting to the A/C compressor runs the A/C. The latter system was VW's
> solution to the problem of a A/C on a Type 3. Those ratchet-like nuts are
> still available as used items. Try advertising on
www.oroad.com/volkswebbin
> and www.thesamba.com.
>
> Don Garies
> dgaries808@aol.com
>
>
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