freon capacity
03-21-2005, 06:29 PM
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jimabena74: it's empty beacuse the last owner put isopropane in it and because the compressor wore out and I didn't want the propane in there anymore, for saftey reasons. also I don't think it has any leaks but I need to fill it first.
superjoe83: I'll look for that tomorrow, but I don't think there is anything like that on the support. also I looked at the stickers under the hood and in the door and I couldn't find anything about the freon capacity.
superjoe83: I'll look for that tomorrow, but I don't think there is anything like that on the support. also I looked at the stickers under the hood and in the door and I couldn't find anything about the freon capacity.
03-21-2005, 08:38 PM
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i dont think you should use r12, i dotn think you can actually even buy it anymore... might want to look into r134a as refrigerant... any system designed for r12 can use r134a
03-22-2005, 12:23 PM
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I already looked into converting ti to r-134a but I dont have the money to do that, plus I already have some old cans of r-12 and im in tucson so I can always go to mexico and get more if I need it.
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03-23-2005, 03:06 PM
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bump, anyone know the freon capacity, in pounds or cans of freon. or where I can find it (my haynes manual dosn't say and I can't anything under the hood or compressor mount)
03-23-2005, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MLesch
bump, anyone know the freon capacity, in pounds or cans of freon. or where I can find it (my haynes manual dosn't say and I can't anything under the hood or compressor mount)
03-23-2005, 05:30 PM
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I think the fine is $10,000 for an individual, but I can't be certain. It's definately not something you want to be caught doing. And yes, you need a license to handle the freon, any freon for that matter.
R-12 is still available, but very expensive... I think my shop charges close to $60 a pound. Whereas R-134A costs $13 a pound. The difference in cost will most likely offset any cost of conversion you need to make (at least in the long run). I'd suggest converting to R-134 and be kinder to the environment and also bring your vehicle up to date. My 2 cents.
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R-12 is still available, but very expensive... I think my shop charges close to $60 a pound. Whereas R-134A costs $13 a pound. The difference in cost will most likely offset any cost of conversion you need to make (at least in the long run). I'd suggest converting to R-134 and be kinder to the environment and also bring your vehicle up to date. My 2 cents.
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03-23-2005, 06:03 PM
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I think the fine is $10,000 for an individual, but I can't be certain. It's definately not something you want to be caught doing. And yes, you need a license to handle the freon, any freon for that matter.
R-12 is still available, but very expensive... I think my shop charges close to $60 a pound. Whereas R-134A costs $13 a pound. The difference in cost will most likely offset any cost of conversion you need to make (at least in the long run). I'd suggest converting to R-134 and be kinder to the environment and also bring your vehicle up to date. My 2 cents.
-Wrench
R-12 is still available, but very expensive... I think my shop charges close to $60 a pound. Whereas R-134A costs $13 a pound. The difference in cost will most likely offset any cost of conversion you need to make (at least in the long run). I'd suggest converting to R-134 and be kinder to the environment and also bring your vehicle up to date. My 2 cents.
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I'm pretty much covered since I have my license and evacuate all known leaks before service.
03-24-2005, 01:16 PM
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Ironmike4x4: thanks for the help.
DudeBud: I'll look into it, but from what I've heard those kits don't work very well and inorder to do it right you need to flush your entire system and replace all of you o-rings, and somtimes replace hoses.
DudeBud: I'll look into it, but from what I've heard those kits don't work very well and inorder to do it right you need to flush your entire system and replace all of you o-rings, and somtimes replace hoses.
03-24-2005, 01:19 PM
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Ironmike4x4: thanks for the help.
DudeBud: I'll look into it, but from what I've heard those kits don't work very well and inorder to do it right you need to flush your entire system and replace all of you o-rings, and somtimes replace hoses.
DudeBud: I'll look into it, but from what I've heard those kits don't work very well and inorder to do it right you need to flush your entire system and replace all of you o-rings, and somtimes replace hoses.
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