Date:         Sun, 20 Jul 2003 11:26:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
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From:         Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Red Tek Report
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At 10:10 AM -0600 7/20/03, J. Stefanovich wrote:
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>The package arrived in three days.  My Vanagon doesn't have AC, I bought this stuff for an '85 MB 300D.  The AC on this car had slowly faded away until this spring it was gone.  I had planned to buy some R-12 the next time I went to Mexico, but decided to give the Red Tek a try.
>        Mercedes is considerate - the low pressure valve is about the most easily accessible thing under the hood.   I tapped the Leak Stop, put it in first, then left the AC running for 15 minutes as per the instructions on the can.  Then I put in the first can of refrigerant.  There was cold coming out of the vents.  I put the second can in and there was very, very cold air coming out.
>        That was two weeks ago.  I drove down to Socorro yesterday.  Outside temp 100 degrees.  After ten minutes or so on the highway I turned the AC control down to halfway. fan on low and was cool all the way.

        So there's no need to replace the "dryer" in a no-longer
        functional AC system? In my experience, AC shops have always
        installed a new dryer as part of repairing a leaking system.

        Amazing...

>        The folks at wekeepucool carry the kit that contains the hose, a can of leak stop and 2 cans of Red Tek for $55 + shipping.  It isn't on the website but they have it.

        I notice that you bought 3 cans but seem say that you installed
        only 2, meaning you could have used the kit?



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