UPDATE: this seemed like the logical VH-delete, "adiós shorty-hose, re-route long-hose disconnected from VH to thermo" (confirmation appreciated):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ld0txsr8qgr6 ... 5.jpg?dl=0Question: leave VH's sensor-plug connected, or not?
MM- I'm frequently in Vegas during summer months = AC Stays!
Also, Europe relocation or no, I may well keep the beast.
Regardless, I'm going to configure a winter-summer setup.
Winter = No VH/AC/Mech. fan.
Summer = No VH. I'll probably experiment w/elec. fan-only (no mech. fan drag) to determine if & when the mech. fan is necessary.
I'm not crazy about installing the taurus puller elec. fan, but for now it allows me to axe the mechfan. In a few months I'll prioritize designing/fabbing a custom pusher elec. fan setup.
If you live with sub-freezing winters, keeping the VH seems advisable.
Besides, how useful are a few extra ponies on snow and ice?
"Look how fast I can spin my meats!"
Also, when it's -10f, speeding a warm cabin is probably worth a few mpg's.
I'm going to start a new thread surveying people's interest and advice on manufacturing CRD/Libby-specific components/accessories here in Ensenada. Later this year I'm starting a pet-products manufacturing company here, but I'm always game to toss another iron on the fire.
CRD's are probably an ill-advised niche-market to invest production energies, but may still be a good proving-ground for establishing suppliers and services for future products serving the Camry, Accord, F150 (etc) mass-markets.