well now that its 95* outside lets fix the A/C
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well now that its 95* outside lets fix the A/C
my A/C isn't getting cold what is the tune up procedure i am in CA where i guess you can not buy R12 to charge is this true?
whats involved to convert to 134A?
any one out of state wanna send me some R12 if you can get it?
Brice
whats involved to convert to 134A?
any one out of state wanna send me some R12 if you can get it?
Brice
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I wonder if "Rebels" Truck is still blowing cold, it loks like he just added the 134... Hmm I need to do mine too.. Might try a make a few calls to some refrigeration buddies..See if they can scrounge up some R12!!
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Worked ok for me
Edit>> You do need to take the R12 out, cant add 134 on top of it.
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Well I had a my condensor out when I re-did the truck, so would it be good, Or do I have to hook a air hose up and blow out the lines?? I think I will try and get the fittings and just wing it.. My buddy might even have the fittings??
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I had a set of harbor freight gauges and a vaccum pump, so I ran that before the "kit" to check for leaks since the AC didnt work when I got it.
Im not an expert, but I believe you want a vaccum in the system so the refigerant has more room to flow in ( as apposed to 14.1 of air or whatver the atmosphere is)
Not sure how critical that step is..
I have heard that AC shops will do this for free, since the R12 is worth so much.
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Some expert a/c people say to change out the o-rings, some say o-rings and dryer, ect. I have a 1982 Pete that only had the R12 bled out "enviromental safe way" and a 12 hr. vacuum pulled on it with a old refrigerant compressor used for a vac system. That was 3 years ago and I used it today ambient temp was only 84 but it was blowing 48 out the vents. To me a/cs are a pain but I manage to fix them myself. Good luck with your a/c.
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80-85% of the R12 rating as I recall.. Mine was 41 as printed on the sticker in the engine compartment, so 41 of R12 or 34-35 oz of R134.
Here is the FAQ for the kit I used,
Interdynamics R134 kit
Here is the FAQ for the kit I used,
Interdynamics R134 kit
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There isn't anything in the manual about the CTD(in the ac section) to suggest that there is any differance between a gasser or the diesel. I just read the whole section, and checked capacities, but there isn't a listing in there for the refrigerant. I'll check my sticker on my ruck to see what that says.