71 ghia air conditioning
EERick
I have a 71 ghia with what appears to be dealer installed air
conditioning. I have all of the parts except the compressor and it's
mounting hardware. Can anyone tell me how and where the compressor
mounts, and also if and where I can find a replacement?
Richard Troy
...why do you say dealer installed and not factory installed? The
owners manual shows you what the AC unit looked like from the factory.
Regards,
RT
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Richard Troy
> Fo...@linknet.net wrote:
>
> I might be putting my nose where it does not belong but, I own
> a 71 ghia with the DEALER installed German DPD a/c
> the owners manual does show you how it looks and how to use
> but they where installed by US dealers.
> the a/c units were imported from germany, for VW's By VW
> the dealers just installed them. And it shows by the installtion
> of these unit they look OK but VW would have never let the kind of
> workmanship out of the factory.
>
> I have only seen 3 dpd dealer installed a/c units
> in ghias and all owners say the same thing dealer installed.
> ALSO if you need a belt for it (it is a speical size v) I got mine at
> the dealership !!!! wow it was $25 and they had to order it
> but it was the right belt and german. the last owner of the
> ghia that I have told me this long sorry about the a/c unit
> in the car and see got her info form some guy at VW america
> if you have any more questions feel free
>
> Http://www2.linknet.net/fozzy
Well, yes and no... No, your conclusion that the factory didn't do AC
installations is mistaken. Karmann ABSOLUTELY DID install ACs, but yes,
the parts were also available to dealers for addition after (or as a
pre-requisite to) the sale. The original parts from Karmann/VW were
expensive, however, and dealers were often hesitant to use them, so a
number of aftermarket ACs were also available and installed by
dealerships. And remember, delivery of Ghias was a problem, so getting a
car with an AC from Germany might have delayed a sale a long time, so it
is true that a good percentage of these units were installed "in the
field."
If anyone doubts that Karmann really did install the ACs themselves,
consider the comments above on how crude the installations were, and
then take a look at Marcus Pracht's '70 Coupe' It has the original unit
in it - and it still works! I took copious photos of it because I wanted
to document how the AC parts are installed - it's a curious
arangement... Maybe I'll post a pic or two up on the KGCNA web page or
run an article on it in a future Karmann Chronicles... QED.
HallotP
I have the monting stand and compressor from my 71 ghia. The car has only
51000 miles on it and has been in storage for the past 17 years. Since the
engine was frozen when I bought it I have no idea if the compressor works
or not. I ill sell these cheaply but the compressor is heavy and will
probably cost $15-$20 to ship.
email if interested.
Hal
John Connolly
I have compressors..... and I am sure I have the
mounting brackets too....
John
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BrianT844
I have a 1970 KG and my original manual explains how to use the factory
installed A/C. So as far as I know they did come from the factory that
way. I think, though, that I would talk to I.C.E. about replacement pumps
and parts. They have a small pump that uses very little energy. Talk to
them.
Brian Turner, Sheffield Lake, Ohio, USA
Bria...@aol.com
KFJC
John, Down here in S TX we retrofit a SANYO or SANYKO compressor to the
existing dpd or other air units. These are 6 times more effeciant than the
recirp piston "tecumsah half-pint" compressor that were used in the 70's.
Also you can get it to use the newer cfc instead of r-12 which is going
thur to roof. Call around and see if someone who installs Hot Rod air
would not work on your ghia.
Ken C.
KF...@aol.com
FOZZY
Hello I have a 71 ghia with ac and would like to know which sanyo and
sanko compressors (mod # p/n #)you use. My ac drags so much power from
the engine
and do you use the same compressor clutch???