if you buy a kit, BUYER BEWARE! at my local garage/previous employment, we had NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS with the R134 Retro Kits made by CARQUEST. almost EVERY CAR we applied it to, didnt work correctly. for instance, every piece that they sent in the kit for my 87 camaro was either wrong, or defective. go with a good namebrand... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stragand, Dave" <dave.stragand@xxxx> To: "DMC News (E-mail)" <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 10:06 AM Subject: [DML] Sanden (Sankyo) Recommended procedures for R-134 conversion > There has always been a lot of talk about R-12 vs. R-134. Here's what Sanden/Sankyo (the manufaturer of the DMC AC compressor, has to say: > > Recommended Procedures for Sanden R-12 Compressors Retrofitted with R134a