AC issues

[Unka Bart]

>
> Geraint Lloyd wrote:
>> It would seem that i need to convert the system to
>> r134a
>> What i intend to do following info that I have read on
>> the list:
>
> and Cody responded:
>
> In reality an r134a conversion IS cost effective as far as freon is
> concerned, but don't expect the A/C to work nearly as well. In a R134A
> system the coils on the condener are closer together and theres more of
> them. Without changing the condenser the heat isn't expelled from the 
> freon
> enough, and as a result your A/C will not function nearly as well. I
> personally like to stick to R12, or if you really want 134 then you 
> should
> try to find a vehicle with a 134 style condensor that can be adapted 
> into
> your car. Maybe since your in Canada this isn't as much of an issue, 
> but it
> is for me!
>
> -Cody Forbes

And yer kindly ol' unka Bart adds his twobits:

Perhaps.

However.I have an '89 Isuzu trooper that has been converted to R134a and
the condensor is the only part that has NOT been changed.  Nevertheless,
it gives all the cooling that it ever gave.  Here in Pensacola, we have 
a HOT,
humid climate that is a real test of the effectiveness of an A/C 
system, and
in my experience, I'd have no qualms whatever giving an unqualified
recommendation for converting to R134a.

MY, naturally, MV...