Re: Not ashamed to be cheap!

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>]

At 10:12 19.08.98 -0700, Tony Lum wrote:

>Just charged up my A/C system on the 5kcstq last Friday and it was putting
>out 48 deg F with outside temp at 90 deg.  Although it might have a fancy
>front end controller, the heater and A/C design goes back to 1978.  If your
>vacuum solenoids hold vacuum and the heater flap controller motor is not
>stripped, and the recirc vacuum motor hasn't broken off its mounts, the
>system will work just fine.  Wonder how many owners really have had failed
>electronics and not mechanical stuff.

Agreed. The A/C system on my 5KT puts a lot of cold air, though I've never
recharged it (at it is almost 4 years since I bought the car). I've never
seen any other car of this vintage having so reliable A/C system. I've
never had any electrical problem as well except the compressor will
occasionally quit working and engage again when I hit a bump or exit the
car and wiggle the wires in the plenum chamber. A poor contact somewhere,
it seems. We have to remember that because of their ultra-aerodynamic
shape, 44 chassis cars are particularly prone to have their interior warmed
by sun. Soon after first 44 chassis cars were sold in Germany in 1982, they
were announced "the fastest sauna in the world". The A/C system will put
lots of freezing air, but even this sometimes isn't enough on particularly
sunny day.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)