Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 02:42:11 -0400
Reply-To: "Timothy O. Crooks" <anc1cde@INJERSEY.INFI.NET>
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From: "Timothy O. Crooks" <anc1cde@INJERSEY.INFI.NET>
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Subject: Re: A/C -R12--R134a (O-RING QUESTION??)
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Been a year since mine was done. I had a bad O ring which is what lead me to
have a conversion in the first place. Only that one was done. If the others
go bad later, (and you know they just may), R-134a is cheap and can be bought
. Just perhaps replace them P.R.N. So far that is what I plan to do. Many of
you may not agree, but is has worked so far for me.
Yi-Ruey Wei wrote:
> The question I have is: how about the rest of black o-rings on the rest of
> connectors you don't take apart during the conversion?
>
> Yi-Ruey Wei
> 87 Vanagon GL Syncro w/78K miles
> 85 Jetta GLI w/165K miles
> Dallas, TX
>
> harald_nancy <harald_nancy@EARTHLINK.NET> on 08/18/98 02:25:36 PM
>
> Please respond to harald_nancy <harald_nancy@EARTHLINK.NET>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> cc:
> Subject: Re: A/C -R12--R134a (O-RING QUESTION??)
>
> Hi John,
> When I converted to R134a, I replaced all the o-rings
> with the new green ones. I took the old black o-rings
> to an a/c shop and had them matched with green ones.
> They usually only cost a few bucks. Better safe, than sorry.
> I did my conversion back in May, and have no leakage so far,
> and the system still works flawlessly.
> My original post about my conversion is in the archives under
> Re: a/c rebuild and retrofitted to R134a on 5/8/98 author "harald.nancy".
>
> Harald
> '90 westy
>
> John wrote:
> > When I bought a
> > reciever/drier from FLAPS I got green O-rings as I expected, then I went
> to
> > buy the rest from VW (ludicrous mark ups) and have been supplied black
> > O-rings. Anyone who has been
> > supplied a green O-ring for a van or anyone who has used a black one
> happily
> > for a year or so without major leakage, please help???
>
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