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htnelson
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 Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:32 am Post subject: Dasher Air Conditioning |
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Does anyone even have a working AC for one of these cars? It seems to be the one thing that all of us are looking for and I have been looking for years myself to no avail. I have seen no pictures of any complete systems and there are very very few pieces available.
I mean do they even exist anymore? Thats the last piece I need for my Wagon before its "finished" and it seems like a dead mission.
**Correction all of us dasher owners that are left**
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:28 am Post subject: Re: DASHER AIR CONDITIONING |
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Wait…. You mean someone actually has a functioning Dasher?!?
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htnelson
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:34 am Post subject: Re: DASHER AIR CONDITIONING |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| Wait…. You mean someone actually has a functioning Dasher?!? |
Only partially functioning 
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vwjunkie3
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:39 am Post subject: Re: DASHER AIR CONDITIONING |
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| What parts are you needing for the Dasher A/C? All or just some parts? |
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htnelson
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:51 am Post subject: Re: DASHER AIR CONDITIONING |
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| vwjunkie3 wrote: |
| What parts are you needing for the Dasher A/C? All or just some parts? |
All of it eventually. But some of it right now. ANY of it at this point. Complete sure would be nice though
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:24 am Post subject: Re: DASHER AIR CONDITIONING |
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There is a lot of crossover with VW Fox.
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vwjunkie3
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:58 am Post subject: Re: Dasher Air Conditioning |
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| Maybe some Quantum parts also might interchange... |
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: Dasher Air Conditioning |
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A/C condenser, evaporator, compressor, & receiver/drier are available on Rock Auto for a 1992 Fox.
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chicagovw
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: Dasher Air Conditioning |
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| What about a place like Vintage Air? They may be able to rebuild some of those parts, but if it is missing, they can probably come up with something that, while not original, will function well-probably better than original. |
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WestyPop
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Dasher Air Conditioning |
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Just saw this post... did the O.P. ever get his Dasher air-conditioned? IIRC prior to 1980 Dasher DIESELS were not offered with a true VW "factory A/C".
However, there were at least 2 types of dealer-installed A/C systems that frequently were seen, depending on the area where the car was originally located. Controls for those were usually nicely integrated into the 'console' under the dash, and they actually worked fairly well. My '79 sedan had such a system.
As with most small-engined cars, the massive 48HP / 1.5L n.a diesel was really working hard to accommodate the added power drain of a York A/C compressor system. Additionally, the engine's cooling system had to be in absolutely perfect shape to handle the extra thermal load of an A/C condenser pre-warming the air flow to the radiator! But, it IS do-able!
For the time, the Dashers, and especially the wagons, could be very usable vehicles, for daily commuting as well as economical road trips. Yes, some of us still use them! Hard to ignore 43mpg around town & nearly 60mpg on the highway!
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TeamSpatula
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 8:11 am Post subject: Re: Dasher Air Conditioning |
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My old diesel Dasher Wagon had the AC setup, which I toyed with trying to fix up, but ended up ripping everything out to get it out of the way. I do recall there was a smaller, more efficient compressor that some of the MK1 people were using on those engines, but I can't remember details at this point. I may still have all the parts I removed out in the barn if anyone is still seriously looking let me know I can check.
Current diesel Rabbit also has non-functioning AC, but it appears to all be there. Now that I am older and more comfort oriented I may look into restoring it at some point, but sadly not this summer at least.
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