VANAGON archives -- May 1999, week 5 (#89)

Date:         Sun, 30 May 1999 21:36:21 -0700
Reply-To:     davidb <davidb@SKYBEST.COM>
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From:         davidb <davidb@SKYBEST.COM>
Organization: Business Management Systems
Subject:      Re: R-134 conversion
Comments: To: Walt Oliver <woliver@FUSE.NET>
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not replace--like do nothing

Walt Oliver wrote:

> Davidb recently wrote:
>
> > My '84 with air was converted by pulling the old freon out,
> > adding oil, no seals
> > etc. and adding 134a.  Cost--nothing.  Sold the freon to the guy
> > doing it as a
> > swap.  You own the freon.
> >
> > It has been running trouble free for about 18 months
> > davidb
> >
>
> I'm curious if that's "no seals" as in not replacing the seals, or "new
> seals"...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Walt Oliver
> Southgate, KY (metro Cincinnati area)
>
> 84 Vanagon (nearly 150K mostly troublefree miles)
> 82 Fiat X1/9 (for use on sunny days only)
> 87 Honda Accord LXi (nearly 300K completely troublefree miles)

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