Date:         Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:44:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
Comments: To: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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Yup it's illegal and I have a big sticker on the AC input to let anyone who
needs to know it's in there.




On 7/20/09 2:08 PM, "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM> wrote:

> You might mention, when recommending this stuff, that's it illegal in his
> locale and no professional shop will touch his system with it in it.
> Anyway, (to the OP), if you're going to be servicing your A/C system you
> would do well to clean all the electrical connections under the driver's
> side 'D' pillar as preventive maintenance; a lot of people have reported
> damage due to corrosion/poor connections, etc.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike Miller
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:23 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
>
> I used some stuff called Maxi-Frig. Direct drop in. Not supposed to put a
> vacuum on the system, just load it in.
>
> Works great! Well I mean for a van. Cold air at least, very cold.
>
> Held for about a year now.
>
> YMMV
>
> Mike From Marin
>
>
> On 7/20/09 1:00 PM, "Michael Hart" <mjhart853@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
>> After a weekend of driving through some of the hot parts of CA & NV (100 -
>> 103F in places), AC system repair / upgrade has moved to the top of my
> 'to-do'
>> list (that together with transmission overhaul, but that's a separate
>> post...). The system was last working fine (well for a Westy that is) for
> two
>> summers after a system charge in Spring 2007, but the freon has obviously
>> leaked away since then. I'm considering conversion to Freeze-12 rather
> than
>> another R12 recharge (since the R12 will undoubtably leak away again,
> adding
>> to the ozone hole..). Advice from anyone who has done this conversion
> would be
>> appreciated. I am ready to attempt this myself, but would consider a shop
> job
>> if anyone knows of capable AC shops in the San Francisco Bay Area.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike ('87 Westy)