A/C Switch er roo

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

old fridges contain enough r12 to outfit like 3-4 cars i thought.
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@attbi.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: A/C Switch er roo


> Just so that you ALL know (since I have seen this thread a few times) the
> R134a coolant works at a lower pressure and has a lower cooling temp so it
> won't be as cool as R12.  R134a can be very cold but not as cold as R12.  On
> every conversion I have done (worked at an A/C shop for a while) the R134a
> was always a few degrees warmer than the R12.  Remember that whenever
> something is too good to be true, it usually is!!  Since it is
> environmentally safe means that there is a downside somewhere else and in
> this case it is in the cooling abilities.  I would reccomend to everyone who
> is still running R12 to hold on to it for as long as you can!!  It isn't
> illegal to maintain what you have!!  Plus, I still know where to get R12!!!
> but I'm not tellin!
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> > Ok, I recently converted my A/C over to R-134 and while it's kinda cool,
> > it's not great.  A member of my local VW club told me this weekend that
> > he's got some R-12 and made me a hell of a deal on it.  So, my question
> > is, now that I've converted, how difficult would it be to go back to
> > R-12.  Can I jusr let the 134 out or are there some other things that
> > have to be done now.
> >
> > William
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