Re: 134A Conversion - I'm needing AC(and I'll need it in FL more)

[Gary Huff <scirocco86@home.com>]

Some say replace seals, others say replace the filter & dryer. What did I do? I held a screwdriver on the nipple to release the rest of the R-12 out of my system, and ensured it was empty. There wasn't much but a short 1 second shot of R-12 left, so I don't want to hear any shit from environmentalists :P After that, I just filled it with R-134A. The trick is you need the adapter which comes in most conversion kits. This allows you to hook up an R-134A fitting/thread to the R12 lines. How else did I do it? I just turned the A/C on and let it suck a few cans in. Hey, at least I have some form of A/C now! Don't kid yourself, if you do it this way without replacing filter & dryer, it wont be nearly as cold. But, it's A/C and was partially cheapass A/C ;)
	-Gary Huff

On Sun, Aug 05, 2001 at 02:59:06PM -0700, DAN wrote:
> OK. 134A conversion....
> I've searched the archive.  Nada.  I've searched the
> net and about all I've found is that I need to replace
> the reciever/dryer.  What I want to know is have any
> of you had to replace anything else to make it work
> right?  Will the kits you can buy come with enough
> replacement washers(etc) for me to get lucky and be
> able to do BOTH of my cars?  Are the directions that
> come with these kits good enough?  Which kit available
> on the market is the best? Am I crazy for wanting to
> do this myself..... considering that I can barely
> afford to do oil changes myself lately?  Oh, and
> considering that my 16V's compressor is 203k miles old
> and still actually works but not well enough, should I
> just go ahead and put an extra compressor in that I
> have which, unfortunately, has been sitting in my
> garage for 5 years and probably won't work now?  Any
> help appreciated!
> 
> 
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