[s-cars] 1993 S4 refrigerant - mine is 134a also

Tue Jun 24 22:12:51 EDT 2003

I love explosions causing bodily injury as much as the next guy,
but...wait...um...

If you see a mushroom cloud on the horizon in the direction of Minnesota,
don't expect anymore emails from me.  :-)

Hey I recharged the R134a on my 94 Talon like a champ in 5 minutes.  I
thought that car was a pain to maintain.  Seems that nothing on this car
takes anything less than $1000 and 10 hours to do, and that's if you just so
happen to have a professionally stocked garage and every tool known to man.

I think I should be able to do this pretty easy with a can opener, a drill,
and a funnel.  No prob.  Hehehe

Seriously, if anyone has done this, what's the easiest way of doing short of
putting the Audi dealers kids through college.

Joel Rector

----- Original Message -----
From: "mlp qwest" <mlped at qwest.net>
To: "Joel Rector" <urs4 at magnaspeed.net>; "Mark Strangways"
<strangconst at rogers.com>; "Dave Burig" <dburig at igsenergy.com>;
<s-car-list at audifans.com>; "Joe Petersack" <joe at kansack.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:50 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] 1993 S4 refrigerant - mine is 134a also

> Not that I don't, as Pizzo might say, "Wish you'se a guys da best in yo'se
> future endeavors," but ...
> Isn't this starting to sound just a little bit like "Penny wise, pound
> foolish .....?"
>
> Mike "Just wondering when the Homeland Security SWAT team that's been
> watching Bob is going to give up on him ever doing anything really
> interesting this week, and show up to prevent the Rector (sorry Bob) from
> (a) poisoning or (b) blowing up the neighbor hood" Pederson, cause I just
> KNOW if Joel gets away with this, Hap will want to work on doing a bigger
> one.
>
> ~-----Original Message-----
> ~From: Joel Rector
> ~
> ~This is strange, because the can of r134a I have here to put in there
says,
> ~"Caution.  Do not connect to high pressure side.  This may cause the can
to
> ~burst and cause bodily injury."
> ~
> ~What do you make of that?
> ~
> ~Joel Rector
> ~
> ~
> ~----- Original Message -----
> ~From: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>
>
> ~
> ~> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> ~> --
> ~> From Bentley used with out permission.
> ~> I don't know how the graphics will come out.
> ~>            High pressure service valve, assembly
> ~>
> ~>             A -  Service valve connection (soldered to front of
> ~condenser)
> ~>             B -  Schrader valve insert
> ~>             C -  O-ring
> ~>             D -  Cap with seal
> ~>
> ~>       Note:  Illustration shows the condenser and service valve
> ~of an Audi
> ~> 100 model
> ~>            Only a high pressure service valve is used for A/C system
> ~> servicing. A low pressure service valve is not installed in the A/C
> ~system.
> ~> Perform all A/C system service operations (i.e. discharging,
evacuating,
> ~and
> ~> charging) through the high pressure service valve only.
> ~>
> ~>
> ~>
> ~> ----- Original Message -----
> ~> From: "Joe Petersack" <joe at kansack.com>
> ~> To: "Joel Rector" <urs4 at magnaspeed.net>; "Dave Burig"
> ~> <dburig at igsenergy.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> ~> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 7:36 PM
> ~> Subject: Re: [s-cars] 1993 S4 refrigerant - mine is 134a also
> ~>
> ~>
> ~> > Joel:
> ~> > I believe that the 134a system is designed with a low pressure fill
> ~> > only.  My mechanic had a set of cables that allowed him to get to the
> ~high
> ~> > side.  I believe he connected somewhere near the firewall on the
> ~passenger
> ~> > side of the engine.
> ~> > Joe
> ~> >
> ~> > At 04:32 PM 6/24/2003, Joel Rector wrote:
> ~> > >Anyone know off hand where the high side service port is for the
R134a
> ~> > >system?  I looked under the hood around the engine for about
> ~10 minutes
> ~> but
> ~> > >didn't see it.  It's about 95 outside today and me leaning over a
hot
> ~> > >engine.  I probably would have passed out if I had looked any
longer.
> ~> :-)
> ~> > >
> ~> > >I need to get the service manual.
> ~> > >
> ~> > >Joel Rector
> ~> > >
> ~> > >----- Original Message -----
> ~> > >From: "Dave Burig" <dburig at igsenergy.com>
> ~> > >To: "Joe Petersack" <joe at kansack.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> ~> > >Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 8:35 AM
> ~> > >Subject: RE: [s-cars] 1993 S4 refrigerant - mine is 134a also
> ~> > >
> ~> > >
> ~> > > > My '93 (Oct. '92 mfg. date) uses 134a.  All of the hoses are
> ~imprinted
> ~> > >with
> ~> > > > a message saying 134a only.
> ~> > > > DB
> ~> > > >
> ~> > > > -----Original Message-----
> ~> > > > From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> ~> > >[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On
> ~> > > > Behalf Of Joe Petersack
> ~> > > > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 10:56 AM
> ~> > > > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> ~> > > > Subject: [s-cars] 1993 S4 refrigerant - mine is 134a
> ~> > > >
> ~> > > > There should be a sticker under the hood in the lower right hand
> ~> corner
> ~> > > > that tells the type of refrigerant.  May depend on exactly when
car
> ~> was
> ~> > > > built.  My 1993 is 134A.
> ~> > > > Joe
> ~> > > >
> ~> > > >
> ~> > > >
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