Re: [DML] R134 Freon @ $6.40 Per Can

["soma576" <lienan82@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've helped do better conversions on two cars since I did mine.  I recently helped another owner replace his whole system with new barrier hoses, switches, dryer, VOV, new R134a compressor and flushed the evap and condenser with mineral spirits.  That was about three weeks ago and it's working very well.  So I certainly agree with you that you can get great performance from R134a.  My first car was a 1987 Plymouth Duster and that had R12.  I remember on a very hot humid day I opened the door and the vents were fogging - the air was so cold the humid air was condensing in the air stream!  I haven't seen R134a do that, but it's certainly cold enough.

On my own car in the near future I will be doing all the same parts but I will also be swapping out the condenser for a custom parallel-flow type that DMC6960 (Jim Reeve) pointed me to.  After that I expect to never touch the A/C system ever again.

Andy



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Stephen Rice <stevedmc@...> wrote:
>
> Suprisingly my system hasn't leaked since I got my new condensor a few
> months back as well.  I may never need this cheap r134a but I have a
> feeling there will be a huge demand for this stuff when they quit
> making it.  Now that I know I can legally ship via UPS ground I plan
> to make a small fortune in a few years.  Incidentally, this means I
> have a can of R12 that I am willing to sell now.
> 
> -Steve Rice
> #16510
> 
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:52 PM, content22207 <brobertson@...> wrote:
> > My hoses work just fine.
> >
> > Guess this is the one instance where my car works better than yours....
> >
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
> >
> > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "soma576" <lienan82@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Don't worry, by about this time next year it will be leaking like a sieve.  I did a half-assed conversion a decade ago (just new switches and valves, flushed system, vaccumed, and recharged with R134a) and while it blows cold when it's topped off, every year I need to add more.  I've had dye added and the main lines are just seeping along the whole length of the car.  There is no loose fittings or a bad part.  The hoses just do NOT WORK.
> >>
> >> You'll find out soon enough just like everyone else has.
> >>
> >> Andy
> >>
> >
> >
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