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On Wed, 2002-09-04 at 12:28, Jim Adney wrote: > On 4 Sep 2002, at 9:19, Shad Laws wrote: > > > So, enjoy the A/C on the cruise, but turn it off when you have to show > > the rice burner next to you who's boss :-). > > IIRC, there was a time when the only device that the EPA had ever tested > and found to work as advertized (to improve fuel economy) was a vacuum > switch which disabled the AC compressor when you really put your foot > down. I always thought this was a good idea, but it just never caught the > public's fancy because it just wasn't as sexy as magnets in the gas tank. > > I think I have seen these for sale even in the last few years. They would do > what Shad suggests, automatically. > VW had these. I might even have a couple in my junk box. I know I saw one the other day when moving the garage stuff. Worked off manifold vaccum. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/