Thanks, David. I guess since I have a can of FR-12 I might as well give this a shot. Even though I don't have a gauge to see how much charge there is, I guess I can have my girlfriend sit in the car with a thermometer in the vent to yell at me when it starts cooling again. LOL Now where did I put those safety goggles......? ;-) Farrar David Teitelbaum wrote: > > > First of all IMHO it is NOT the "best" way to go converting to -134. > As long as R-12 or it's drop-in replacements are available it is still > better to stay with the origional system. If you are dead-set to > converting, then unless you know what you are doing and have the > proper equipment to do it, you should take the car to a shop that has > experience at, and knows how to do it. A proper conversion involves > removing all of the origional refrigerent, oil, seals, dryer, service > valves, and labels. Testing for leaks, pulling a hard vacuum for an > extended period of time, and a through operational test. Even with all > of that you WILL lose between 10%-20% of your cooling capacity. Most > of the time you will not notice it but when it is REALLY hot you will. > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx 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/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/