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348 A/C refrigerant?

Discussion in '348/355' started by spider348, Jul 7, 2004.

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  1. spider348

    spider348 Formula 3

    Nov 3, 2003
    1,264
    MA
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    John
    #1 spider348, Jul 7, 2004
    Purged the A/C when I removed powertrain for service. Ready to recharge system but not sure what the refrigerant is. Model year '94 is when most manufacturers were converting R12 to 134a. My owners manual specs Freon 12. Was R12 still in use for the '94 348 spider? Thank you, John.
     
  2. sparta49

    sparta49 F1 Veteran
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    Mar 3, 2001
    7,802
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    Frank
    #2 sparta49, Jul 7, 2004
    Take a look and see if the connections are for a 134 gauge or a R12 gauge
     
  3. sduke

    sduke Formula Junior

    Mar 10, 2003
    825
    The Hub City, Texas
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    Steven D
    #3 sduke, Jul 7, 2004
    Sparta is right. The fittings are totally different. R-12 is smaller and the threads are external on the fittings. R-134 has internal threads and are much larger.

    If i am not mistaken yours is R-12. I think the federal standards mandated R-134 in 95.
     

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