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0to60in6min Samba Member
Joined: November 27, 2006 Posts: 3414 Location: OR & CA (Oregon/California)
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:57 am Post subject: a mystery... |
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hi folks,
a friend sent me some pics of a bay window bus he took on a trip in Laos... i posted here...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8321733#8321733
at the picture #2 of the yellow coffee bus....on the left of the engine, behind the tail light ... there's a device/contraption with hose/pipe running to the carb...
what's that? any idea?
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chabanais Samba Member
Joined: July 27, 2002 Posts: 4866
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 12:10 pm Post subject: Re: a mystery... |
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Compressor for A/C? Seems out of place with this "working" Bus.
And a bottle of what on the left?
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babysnakes Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2008 Posts: 7104
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: a mystery... |
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Maybe the compressor is for a refrigeration unit. |
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TomWesty Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2007 Posts: 3482 Location: Wyoming,USA
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: a mystery... |
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I see copper lines running somewhere, but not to the carb. Looks like standard vw early bay carb. _________________ If you haven't bled on them, you haven't worked on them.
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Cap10323 Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2016 Posts: 604 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: a mystery... |
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It looks like pretty standard Aircon tech, The part connected to the engine is obviously the compressor, the part in the battery tray looks like the TX Valve, and the copper line is the fine capillary tube for the high pressure side. Running to a condenser somewhere outside the engine bay.
It looks like this bus has been retrofitted with standard refrigeration components. _________________ -Ian
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