UPDATE: Holes in my wheel wells into trunk? What are they?

[malley56]

I recently had a 71 with dealer installed AC. It had 2 of those holes on the right side. It still had the lines plumbed all the way to the engine compartment. One hole was used for the AC line and the other was the wiring bundle for the AC. Both went along the bottom of the pan.

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[Era Vulgaris]

The most obvious sign is going to be in the engine bay. The fan shroud fresh air outlet on the driver's side will make a stark angular departure from the body of the fan shroud (this was to make room for the AC compressor which would've been mounted directly in front of the ignition coil), and you'll have a double pulley. The 2nd smaller pulley will have been used to run the compressor. And behind the fan shroud you'll have extra unused holes that the AC lines ran through.

This is the engine from my old 67.

Also the underside of my dash. You can see the holes the AC unit left behind.

Your dash underside might not have such extreme holes left behind. I believe there were several different AC systems that dealers installed, and they probably all mounted differently. But the fan shroud outlet and the double pulley will be there regardless of which system was used.
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[ghianowbug]

When I bought my 71 gghia I had a factory gas heater and it had a hole to the fender well for the exhaust . does the car also have a large hole to the compartment for the warm air^

[rrock]

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[Era Vulgaris]

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[ghianowbug]

Fairly certain that was for a gas heater install switch might still be there.

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[Era Vulgaris]

The normal outlet for the fan shroud is towards the rear of the car on both sides. You can see the smaller 2nd pulley in my pic above.

If you have neither of those things, it doesn't necessarily mean your car wasn't cut for AC. A previous owner could've bought a replacement engine, or replaced the fan shroud, etc.
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Currently own:
66 Karmann Ghia, L390 Gulf Blue, under construction, here: www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=760505&highlight=
99 Mazda MX-5 10AE, Sapphire Blue Mica, 6 speed, LSD

Previously owned:
98 Porsche Boxster, silver, 2.5L -- 67 Karmann Ghia, Black, 1500sp -- 98 BMW Z3, Atlanta Blue Metallic, 2.8L I6 -- 75 Porsche 914, Laguna Blue, 2270cc -- 72 Porsche 914, Signal Orange, 1.7 FI -- 74 Karmann Ghia, Black, 1600dp -- 74 Triumph TR6 with O.D., sapphire blue

[ghianowbug]

the hole is at the right place for the gas heater exhaust . do you know the history of the car did it come from canada ? is there a largeer relay under the dash that is not used if so look that number up it may be the gas heater relay .

[ghianowbug]

what size hole was closed up I still have my gasheater and plumbing including the plastic vents for the ghia and i can measure what size the are yes i have then for 42 years.

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Is this perhaps a hint? What am I pointing to here? It appears it was just cut out and left there. Perhaps a stand of some kind to hold a heater or AC?

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Where'd everybody go?

[kiwighia68]