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Date:         Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:33:35 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: AC Question
Comments: To: Jim Ogul <jimogul70@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CALw9qvtN7bifGsw9-R+PuJnDtH6xXPrYcka6Aq33UAC9bYo6OQ@mail.gmail.com>
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My understanding, for what it's worth: R134a doesn't work nearly as well as R12 in an unmodified R12 system. Mods can run into some serious change. R134a will work, as your guy says; just not as well as what you have.

Smarter listmembers than I may now comment ;-).

Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus

On Jun 11, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Jim Ogul <jimogul70@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> My AC doesnt put out cold air on my 85 Westy. It was that way when I > bought it. It has R12 in it. A local shop tells me that what they do is > evacuate the system and put in R134 and if the system is ok it will work. > I had always heard you have to get into the system and modify it for R134.

> This local shop has a lot of experience and if its that simple I'd rather > go that way. > > Jim > 85 Westy


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