Lenny Julius
New member
My wife and I purchased a 1981 Westy last December. The freon lines were completely disconnected from the compressor. Considerable work was done by a VW specialist in Jacksonville,NC including conversion to 134A, NC and the compressor is
working well when it operates. Plenty of cold air comes out and it even gets to the front seat quite handily. The problem is two fold:
1. Condensation pours out when the A/C is runing even for short periods. The drain tube on the passenger side was kinked and we replaced it with a new tube which has no kinks. There was no tube on the driver's ide and I have had difficulty installing a tube there. The conection point is not visible and I don't know what size tubing to use. The outside dimension of the 3/8" vinyl tubing I have tried seems too large. Additionally, the leaks seem to be coming from other places than the tubing connection points.
2. There is a control issue. The front fan and the compressor run very well for two or three minutes and then stop. When it is not very warm they seem to cycle enough to provide good cooling. When it is hot they stay on for very short periods and the intervals between cycles are very long. The result is very little cooling.
Can you help us?
Thank you,
Lenny
[ 06-29-2001: Message edited by: Capt. Mike ]
working well when it operates. Plenty of cold air comes out and it even gets to the front seat quite handily. The problem is two fold:
1. Condensation pours out when the A/C is runing even for short periods. The drain tube on the passenger side was kinked and we replaced it with a new tube which has no kinks. There was no tube on the driver's ide and I have had difficulty installing a tube there. The conection point is not visible and I don't know what size tubing to use. The outside dimension of the 3/8" vinyl tubing I have tried seems too large. Additionally, the leaks seem to be coming from other places than the tubing connection points.
2. There is a control issue. The front fan and the compressor run very well for two or three minutes and then stop. When it is not very warm they seem to cycle enough to provide good cooling. When it is hot they stay on for very short periods and the intervals between cycles are very long. The result is very little cooling.
Can you help us?
Thank you,
Lenny
[ 06-29-2001: Message edited by: Capt. Mike ]