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Lawrence Coppari (Lawrence)
Member
Username: Lawrence
Post Number: 762
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 4:43 pm: | |
Try Duracool. I have used it for 7 years in one car and 5 years in another. The charge is about 40% by weight and it works as well or better than R12. A charge costs less than 20 bucks. Why be ripped off for R12?
It is flammable but so is 134a which is what you have in your newer cars. |
Ken Sullender (Sulley)
New member
Username: Sulley
Post Number: 12
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 3:17 pm: | |
Demarzo, I have an 85 QV and it is still on the R12. My mechanic recommends keeping the original set up. His claim is that when it is converted it runs under a higher pressure than the system was designed and will cause premature failure. Additionally he states that the a/c will run colder under a stock R12 system vs. a converted system. |
Walt Pfirman (Waltp)
Junior Member
Username: Waltp
Post Number: 58
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, August 29, 2003 - 11:16 am: | |
If you have accurate gauges and thermometer you can get a real good idea of what refrigerant you have in your car. |
Verell Boaen (Verell)
Intermediate Member
Username: Verell
Post Number: 1092
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 8:12 pm: | |
If the conversion was done properly, the fittings have been changed to a quick-disconnect type. Looks like a stubby air-hose fitting. Also there should be an R134 lable somewhere, or the R12 lable marked with R134A.
Filling procedure is very similar. Search the archives, I went thru this last year & there's a good long thread with links to other web sites. |
DeMarzo (Demarzo)
New member
Username: Demarzo
Post Number: 43
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 9:00 pm: | |
Is there a visual way to tell if the ac has been chaged from R-12 to R-13? |
DeMarzo (Demarzo)
New member
Username: Demarzo
Post Number: 41
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2003 - 2:56 pm: | |
I think I know where to recharge the AC. But I thought I would ask the question any how. I think it's on top of the compressor. Is this correct. And is recharging as straight forward as any other car. |