Audi 4000 A/C questions

[Tex Terry, II]

Rich - as per your message below, where does one find the "Freeze 12"
replacement for the "R 12"?  I have a 1983 5kt that I will have to recharge
the A/C, once I am finish getting the car back up and running.  Thanks,
Tex.
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> Message: 16
> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:43:06 -0500
> To: Ti Kan <ti at amb.org>
> From: "Richard J. Andrews" <tech at flashmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Audi 4000 A/C questions
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> 
> Just go out and have Freeze 12 put in...
> it's a drop in replacement and has been used for years in practice
without 
> any ill affects...
> much cheaper than r-12 also...
> use only 85-90% of the amount of r-12 that you would though...
> 
> HTH!
> rich
> '86 4kq
> (with cold A/C now and r-12)
> 
> At 06:17 PM 7/12/01 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> >If I have to change to a different compressor, what are my options?
> >I checked and noticed that the later Audi 80/90 4-cylinder cars have
> >a different bracket and uses a Nippondenso 10P17C compressor.  Is this
> >compressor R134a compatible?  If so then maybe the solution is to source
> >use that bracket and compressor.
> >
> >Lastly, Audi doesn't offer a "packaged" R134a retrofit kit for the
4000s,
> >but VW does for the Quantum.  Since these two are virtually identical
> >under the hood, perhaps the Quantum kit will work on the 4000.  Does
anyone
> >know what the factory retrofit kit actually includes?
>