Once again David is "right on the money"! I agree with his evaluation 100% concerning AC conversions. DMC Joe Tech Information, DMC Joe Help Club, & Store "Summer Parts Sale" http://shopping.oraclesmallbusiness.com/dsvstore DeLorean Website Directory www.dmc.tv ----- Original Message ----- From: "jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 11:33 PM Subject: [DML] Re: my 134a conversion begins... > There are now several "drop in" replacements for R-12. Check with > either a large A/C wholesaler or a shop that specializes in A/C work. > They will be familiar with what is working well. Try not to convert to > R-134. The system was not desiegned for the operating pressures that > R-134 requires so it will loose approx 20% of cooling capacity. Also > it is incompatable with the lubricant used for R-12 so unless the > system is COMPLETLY dissasembled and cleaned of all of the old oils it > will cause trouble in the future. The origional "O" rings must all be > replaced or they will leak because they are not compatable with the > lubricants for R-134. The bottom line is R-134 although cheaper isn't > worth the trouble. The easiest answer is to fix all of the leaks and > refill with R-12. Although expensive it is still obtainable. The next > best alternative is one of the new "drop in" replacements. > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "dmcman82" <dmcman73@xxxx> wrote: > > 1. Check the price on R20 (or is it 22?), it's the freon used in > > home A/C's, I believe it is cheaper than R134a...if so use this to > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >