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Date:   Tue, 24 May 2005 21:59:49 -0400
Reply-To:   Tom Miller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Tom Miller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
Subject:   Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
Comments:   To: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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You can buy Freeze-12 on ebay without a license. I bought 3 kits to cover each of my pre 94 cars with R12 systems. They come with all the fittings you need to do the refill. I also bought some Freeze-12 Leak Stop from another web site to use as well. TEMiller

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Wilford" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:30 PM Subject: Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)

> I had a '86 syncro here one time with a fried A/C compressor. The guy > had all of the paperwork for it since it was new (very detailed) and I > had a few minutes so I looked back through the records. Almost from day > one the van had A/C problems. Every year it needed a recharge and it > had already had the compressor replaced once (the fried one was only a > couple of years old). > My 90 Carat needs a charge at the beginning of every summer and then > again right before the end (usually still pretty hot in September > here). I use Freeze-12 instead of R12 since it works well and is > cheaper. However you will still need a refrigerant license to buy it. > Right now it is cheaper than R134a too. Not flammable either. Just FYI. > > Ken Wilford > John 3:16 > www.vanagain.com > > honemastert wrote: > > >Curious as to what others in hot climates have done, > >and or 'are' doing. > > > >Tried to make sure that all through the winter months, > >I fired up the A/C from time to time. Keep the system > >lubricated, keep that precious and 'expensive' R12 in > >the system. My plans seemed to be working, until > >we hit record highs last week in the 'Valley of the Sun' > >(should be fire BTW.. but I digress! :-) > > > >Anyways, now I have an A/C system that seems > >to be cycling on properly, but no cool air (or at least > >very little) to speak of. > > > >Need to get the system checked out for leaks, etc, > >but wondered what the consensus was for a 'Westy' > > > >Even on R12, this system is nothing to write home > >about, I'm thinking of just checking, make sure I have > >no 'massive' leaks, then go and get my EPA license > >so I can buy cans of R12 off of ebay. > > > >Some folks I've talked to say that even with an 'all > >new' system (compressor, hoses, dryer, cleaned out > >condenser etc) that the most you can expect is 2-4yrs > >between recharges? > > > >Ideas, suggestions welcom > > > >TIA > > > > -tim > > > >90 syncro westy > >mesa, az > > > > > > >


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