Went with an SD7V16 spec'd for an '01-'03 Eurovan, Sanden #1222. It has enough ears I can mount it with the oil plug clocked at about the 2:45 position using a slightly modified Sanden>York mounting bracket. All of the other SD7V16's I found only have one pair of ears and mount on the opposite side ...

I get that they can be made either way. VW -- and other OEMS -- are ordering literally millions of compressors every year, so if they say "we need that compressor rotating CCW" the answer is "yes, sir!". :D Spent some time wandering the u-pull yards this afternoon and all the CCW...

I'd seen that Sanden guide already, thanks. Wish I could find similar info on Zexel or Denso compressors but oh well. Had forgotten about the Honda B engines, those and the Honda F give some other possibilities. What strikes me as odd is the factory information I've come across on the SD-series comp...

I'm looking at adding A/C to our summer camping rig to make road trips more pleasant and comfortable for my wife .. and therefore more pleasant and comfortable for me. :lol: The vehicle is a 1975 VW Westfalia with a fiberglass high-roof top added. If I had the stock engine I'd be all set; buy a kit ...