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Date:         Thu, 5 Jul 2001 17:50:37 -0700
Reply-To:     "Neal R. Hansen" <nhansen@DAKOTACOM.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Neal R. Hansen" <nhansen@DAKOTACOM.NET>
Subject:      Re: AC
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Legal or not, in 110+ Tucson weather R-406A WORKS. and that's really what I am interested in. At the price of the stuff I don't plan to leak any into the environment, and I resent government interference in my comfort. Neal From: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> >Reply-To: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: AC >Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 10:03:08 -0700 > >Interesting comment, as the autofrost 409 website has the text: >"EPA approved for all cars", and an article from the "North American >Council of >Automotive Teachers" >about using 409 in cars. > >Who were you referring to that has "not approved" it? > >Todd > >Chas Hoakanson wrote: > > > I am no AC guru, but with all this talk about 409, I figured I should >pipe > > up. First, 409 is not approved for mobile systems. It was designed for > > home, stationary systems (which is why it is sold only in 30lb cans). > > Therefore, it cannot legally be used in your vanagon. Also, it is a >blend > > contianing something like 60% R22 . As a result you will see extremely >high > > head pressures using this stuff, especially at high ambient temp. I >realize > > people have used it, and I am really not saying not to or that it won't >work, > > I am just trying to point out that it is not the holy grail of R12 > > replacement and if you want to play with your AC, you should do the >research > > and be comfortable with what you are doing. An AC system is one of the >few > > system on a vanagon, that can acutally hurt you. My. .02 Charlie..


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