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Re: Charging A/C System
On one of my previous SVXS, the A/C didn't work when I bought the car. I discovered one of the o-rings where one of the hoses connects to the compressor on the top was cracked and leaking. I replaced the o-ring, and charged it was 134a (it was a 92 svx), and it worked great and was ice cold for several years. It was still working when I sold the car.
Half-assed, yes. But, it worked perfectly. Knock on wood, my current SVX is still working great on its original R12 charge.
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Hope this helps. Keith |
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Almost all of them are now using the R12 substitute which they say works wonderfully (and keeps their classics authentic and correct for the period when entering concours) FREEZE12 .
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whatever it is wow is it expensive.
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Before the Gestapo got involved with that environmental hoax, you could buy a 30 lb pf r-12 anywhere for $20. Now it is $3000.00 and you can't buy it
Like Reagan said... The government is the problem. Keith |
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A older guy I knew as a kid who worked in A/C business told me the entire switch to 134a was a hoax, bs, or what ever you want to call it. He said look at the money, the patent on the freon was expired and thus the big companies needed something else they could patent and so they created the scare tactic on the old stuff to keep it from use. Did I believe him, mostly yes I did. |
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I mean R12a not R12. And the R12a is quite cheap.
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Sorry, missed the "a"
Don't know about that one... Keith |
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Where can you get R12a? Do you need A/C creds to buy?
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http://www.duracool.com/
http://www.redtek.com/home.html As far as credentials, I guess that depends on local regulations.
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