What is that called and whats it do?

Post by **Donovan D** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:00 pm

Post by **Tony Z** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:02 pm

Swamp cooler

very primative airconditioner that uses the motion of the car to cool water in the cooler, and also drive a fan which then blows cool air (cooled by the water) into the cabin

Post by **Donovan D** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:04 pm

an original vw item?

Post by **fig** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:05 pm

Bullshit. It's a JATO unit (JATO = jet assisted take-off).

It helps with those traffic light drags, otherwise the average rat-look car would shed an engine or something on fast pullaway.

Post by **eben** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:09 pm

Cylinder-shaped-evaporative-heat-extractor.
works on the same principle to those water bags that the farmers used to hang on their bumpers...

Its an aftermarket item... one maker was called thermador.

beetlepower · Post by **beetlepower** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:17 pm

I WANT one

Post by **Muderick** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:41 pm

All of them are kinda right splitz... except Beetle Power... He does not want one.....

I WANT ONE!!

Only problem is the R3k - R4.5 K price tag for 2nd hand...

names to look out for are:

Firestone
Montgomery Ward
Bon Aire
Thermador
Sears Allstate
and Coronado amongst others....

Muds

Post by **Donovan D** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:47 pm

Yes , once I got swamp cooler I checked and saw firestone,thermador and coronado,
How do they mount will they fit on a bus??

If yes ,I want one.aswell

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:48 pm

* Thanks the Lord that he follows the GermanLook*

I've never seen one here in SA. Surely it can't be that difficult to make a run of these?

Post by **Donovan D** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:51 pm

Even get ones with a post-box look.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=757045

ZeroAxe · Post by **ZeroAxe** » Mon May 25, 2009 7:34 pm

eben wrote: works on the same principle to those water bags that the farmers used to hang on their bumpers...

I found those a gift from heaven on a HOT summers day. My dad had those too when we went on fishing trips. (Loved the cold water, STILL hate the fishing!)

Post by **Muderick** » Tue May 26, 2009 10:15 am

Guess who just scored a Thermador swamp cooler free of charge from his friend in Stevens Pennsylvania?

Yep, that be me... what a coincidence that we just spoke about this yesterday....!!

Addded a few pics...

Muds

Post by **Muderick** » Tue May 26, 2009 10:19 am

more...

beetlepower · Post by **beetlepower** » Tue May 26, 2009 12:33 pm

That looks new..

Post by **Muderick** » Tue May 26, 2009 12:42 pm

It is Beetle Power! He works in a body shop, is damn good and restored it in its original Bronze hammerite paint. Also added the new water transfer decals on it. Had a few offers to sell, but luckily he decided to give it to his friend in sunny Cape Town SA. The cooler does not even have a scratch on it, and he just mailed me to advise that he will add a hard to find adapted drip rail bracket that woul allow the door to open freely as well as some touch up paint.

Just saw a restored Thermador cooler on the samba for $800!! WTF?

Muds

Aircooled VW South Africa

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