Hello Barbara, I am in lower NY - 3 mins from Montvale. I talked to a shop that does R12 recharges and inspections. They quoted me $60 - $90 for the job. the first thing to check is if there is freon in the system, next see if there are leaks and if so where. You would need to plug/fix the leaks prior to refilling it. The place I asked said they would check for leaks and repair any then fill it. beyond that you can check your mode switch - large center A/C knob in the center console - between the headlights and hazard lights buttons. See if it hisses when yoiu change modes andhisses when you are in any mode. if so you can get a rebuild kit for it and do the rebuild yourself - or get help... it's pretty easy and costs $25 + shipping. I rebuilt mine and my AC is now nice and cold - the previous owners had recharged the AC with R12 and when I got the car the AC didn't really work well... no air came out the vents. as soon as I rebuilt the switch it was high blast and COLD. interestingly the part that gets replaced when you rebuild is a small rubber disc. looking at the old and the new ones side by side I really didn't see a difference but WOW was there ever one when I installed it. Let me know if you need any help or want more information. Michael vin# 6067 > Hello my name is Barbara. I'm new to the list. If I make any > mistakes to the list I'm sorry. I just purchased a 1983 Delorean and > the air conditioning doesn't work. What should I do as it uses the R- > 12. Do I have to get a new one installed? I live in NJ where would I > go to have this done? > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http:// > groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/ > terms/ >