R12 ->R134a retrofitted, but I have a question

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

I don't know about Georgia but in California you can not buy refrigerant 
R12 unless you are a licensed A/C tech. I bought a 20LBs tank just before 
the ban. I still recommend doing the conversion. I did mine on the 16V and 
IMHO it works better than when it had R12, better than my 8V ever worked to.

What you need...

1) low side fitting adapter, Blue Cap
2) High side fitting adapter, Red Cap (slightly larger)
3) Pressure Gauge with fittings for both high and low side fittings
4) Filler hose with valve for refrigerant cans (thread on type will work great)
5) Conversion recharge 2 cans will do containing refrigerant R134, a leak 
sealant and conversion oil
6) Refrigerant R134, 1 can and maybe a little more.

Most of these part can be had in a conversion kit, mine was packaged by 
Castrol. I think most new conversion kits will not require you to replace 
seals, I think they figured out how to make them R12 seal friendly. The 
Castrol kit had parts 1,4,5 and 6. It did not have the right High side 
fitting (2). I bought the gauge and the correct High side fitting at Pep 
Boys along with a new condenser dryer (dealer part). I did however replace 
most of the seals anyway since I suspected a leak in my system to start with.

Having a vacuum pump is also very helpful to evacuate the system before you 
back fill the refrigerant. I've heard people tell that they've serviced an 
empty A/C system without pulling a vacuum first and had good results but I 
can't say that's the best thing to do...

-Raffi



At 04:41 PM 7/11/02 -0400, you wrote:
>All this talk about AC has reminded me that I've been sweating my ass
>off in my rocco all summer.  While I don't mind loosing some weight, I'd
>be damn nice to have while I sit still in traffic from time to time.
>
>My setup is stock OEM and from all the records the PO supplied, the AC
>was never serviced.  So, what do I have to do for the conversion?  Would
>it be better to just find someone with R12 and have the system serviced
>with that?  I'd like all options except the one that keeps my roasting.
>I did think about removing all the AC stuff, but in all reality, it's
>just too damn hot here in Georgia.
>
>So, lay it on me.  If there is hardware that needs to be replaced, what
>is and where do I get it?  Can I get by without hardware replacement?
>Have I asked enough questions yet?>
>
>William
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