Alteritive Freon
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I was serching for something diffrent to cool me off this summer. Well I came across this sitewww.autocoolrefrigerants.com ,they claim it is compatable with R12 or r134 a refrigerants and cools better than both. Here in the desert this would be a very welcome alternative to 134a( witch I am using now but I am ready to try something diffrent) in Runners that designed to use R12. What do you guys and gals think.
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i have converted many cars that originally used r12 to the r134 . it works just fine. but if your old r12 system still works, keep that. if it doesnt, at all, then you need to find the culprit for the leak, fix it , then convert to 134..
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Originally Posted by horkn
i have converted many cars that originally used r12 to the r134 . it works just fine. but if your old r12 system still works, keep that. if it doesnt, at all, then you need to find the culprit for the leak, fix it , then convert to 134..
I use 134a right now. system works as well as it can hear in the dessert. The only problem I have with it is the fact when you are sitting in traffic when its 120 degrees it does not work well at all. I know that its due to high head pressure from lack of air flow over the condeser. I have seen it as high as 425 psi sitting still with gauges on in the driveway. normally with air flow it will run 275 to 325 depnding on the day. I have had the system checked a couple of times and every thing is normal. I do have a small leak, I lose about a1/2 can every three years. I was just tring to see what you guys thougt about this. Some other alternative to 134a.
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R 12 will cool quicker and better than 134a, but it is bad for the enviroment. That is why it costs so damn much. They have made a drop in for R12 systems.
As far as 120 deg. and it not cooling well, an AC unit will only cool so much. On a vehicle with such a small system, 20 to 25 lower than the outside temp is all you will get.
As far as 120 deg. and it not cooling well, an AC unit will only cool so much. On a vehicle with such a small system, 20 to 25 lower than the outside temp is all you will get.
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