Refrigerant and rebuilding AC (In defense of Durocool)

[Ray Rollins]

Hi Bernard,
I put Freeze 12 in my 90 100Q last summer without doing all of the required
o-ring, expansion vale and drier changes. It worked great 100 degree 100%
humidity my family was nice and cool. Unfortunately I have to now do the
required o-ring, expansion vale and drier changes because the system slowly
leaked over the winter. It still works but it is slow to cool in upper 70
degree New England weather. Luckily I have 3 cans of Freeze 12 left to
recharge. By the way Freeze 12 is - R134A that has additives that make it
easier on R12 systems to compress the gas. The only bad thing is if you
wanted to take the car to an A/C shop the won't touch a Freeze 12 car.

Cheers,
Ray
90 100Q


>From: "Bernard Littau" <bernardl at acumenassociates.com>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: RE: Refrigerant and rebuilding AC (In defense of Durocool)
>Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 11:24:11 -0700
>
>
>I was looking into the Duracool product, trying to find it locally, or at a
>discount on the web.  I came across this EPA site:
>http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/refrigerants/hc-12a.html
>
>If I am reading this correctly, then Duracool is not legal for use in cars
>as an R-12a replacement, and is not legal in cars at all in 18 states,
>which
>my home state, Washington, is one of.
>
>Freeze-12 appears to be legal.  What experiences have people had with
>Freeze-12?
>
>Bernard Littau
>Woodinville, WA
>
>

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