Date:         Fri, 5 Jun 1998 10:34:30 EDT
Reply-To:     Benjita@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Cory Zumbrennen <Benjita@AOL.COM>
Subject:      A/C R134 Conversion done!
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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Hi all,

I just had my A/C converted to R134 yesterday and I thought that I would share
the cost breakdown with you all.  Parts used were:

Qty.          Part #                 Description                  Price Ea.
Total Price

1         175272679           A/C Expansion Valve           $27.00
$27.00
1         253260633A         A/C Reciever Drier               $63.12
$63.12
10       HNBR O-Rings      A/C O-Rings, R134 type      $1.87
$18.67
3.8      R134                    R134A                               $10.86
$41.27
1         FJC 2538              A/C Retrofit Kit                   $30.77
$30.77
2         BG Leak Oil          A/C Leak Detector Oil         $2.49
$4.99

                                                                  TOTAL PARTS
$185.82

Total labor was 5 hrs @ $49/hr.  $245 total.  With shop fee and tax the total
came to $458.47.  Or roughly $200 more than it would have cost me to re-charge
the system with R-12.  The A/C is blowing cold for me, but it is only 50
degrees out right now, not that I have anything to compare it against as I
have never had a Vanagon with working A/C.  Glad I went with the conversion.

Cory
'86 Syncro Westfalia