Date:         Tue, 21 Jul 1998 16:21:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Joachim Beek <jbeek@NASGRO.JSC.NASA.GOV>
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From:         Joachim Beek <jbeek@NASGRO.JSC.NASA.GOV>
Subject:      Re: a/c problems; vw mech in colorado?
Comments: To: Gary Edwards <MrVital@AOL.COM>
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On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Gary Edwards wrote:

> Well, since you asked about A/C and I was going to report back to the list
> about my recent experience with it anyway...you will be glad to know that just
> because it blows hot, this is not the end of the world. My compressor kicked
> on when I turned the thermostat and the fan blew just fine. Only problem
> seemed to be the temp. I called my VW and they said R12 freon was going for
> $59.00/pound. A complete fill for my van would run around $280. (ouch)
> Firestone said their R12 was $50/lb. Wal-mart sells theirs for $25/lb! They
> charge about $50 for an evacuation and inspection. My van had .5 lb in it that
> he took out and then added to that another 2.25 lb. (Yes, they break it down
> to the .25 lb and even have a flip book with the bar code for that amount.)

Hi Gary and all,
I'm glad that the a/c recharge worked out to be that simple as I'm in rather
the same boat.  I don't know how much freon I have left in mine, but what
I'm wondering is if there's not a leak, how does one lose all that freon?
2 lbs or so seems an awful lot to just "seep" out of hoses and seals and
fittings.  I just went through that on my Scirocco, and there I definitely
had a bad o-ring...

Joachim
90 Vanagon
78 Scirocco