Installing air condition in '89 100

["R. Cummings" <cumm@flash.net>]

>Ok.. Maybe I can find an Audi air conditioning system (ECC) in a
>salvage yard - we've got one big and good here in Norway that has only
>good VW and Audi parts. 
>
Oh No!
Installing a simple hang on unit is bad enough but stripping an A/C car and
installing all that stuff in a non A/C car is a nightmare. I don't know
about the 89 100 but some of the things might include.

Different pulleys, accessory mounts and belt routing on the engine.
Different radiator, shrouds, fan etc. on the front end.
Some cars have different firewall piercings for heater and A/C cars.
Vacuum system modifications.
Engine idle modifications.

On and on.

This will probably annoy some of my aftermarket friends but I once ran an
engineering dept. that designed kits as well as OEM systems.The OEM
applications require two to three years of design verification and
validation testing. For aftermarket, we would have a couple of weeks to
bring a car in, throw components at it until some of them stuck. Throw the
parts in a box with some Zeroxed instructions and hope for the best.

My advice - use a 460 A/C system. Roll down the four windows and drive 60
mph until you buy a new car with factory air.

Bob Cummings 87 Coupe GT 113,000 miles