[Vwdiesel] AC in 91 Jetta service question

[Tony and Lillie]

I second that, refrigerant (R12, R134, etc) des not break down. I've got the 
same R12 in my 1991 V8 that came from the factory, 330K miles on it. Still 
works great. In my years at various shops, never had a problem with any type 
of refrigerant "going bad". However, if a late model VW does have freon in 
it, and it's not cooling, look to the compressor. And, do the dryer with it. 
Also, check the fuses on top of the battery. That "auxilary fuse box" is 
notorious for having issues with burning/melting. We usually wired past it 
with a waterproof fuse link, available at FLAPS. You can replace the fusebox 
entirely, but there will be problems in the future again.

Anyhow, just my .o2, hope it helps someone,
Tony
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LBaird119 at aol.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 1:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] AC in 91 Jetta service question


>  Freon doesn't break down into air.
>  You can get a refill kit at parts stores, probably Wal-Mart and
> such, or yard sales.  I have a couple older ones but if it has the
> conversion fitting/adapter or is a factory R-134a system, you need
> the adapter/s to fit a refil or gauges onto it.
>  The VW's were notorious for getting pinholes in the evaporator.  I
> spent about $500 at a supposed good shop and even strongly
> suggested it was the evaporator.  I ended up pulling the fan,
> could see the oil soaked evaporator and put a total of about $150
> or less into a new evap, drier and o-rings.  Took about 2 hours.
> Still has R-12 and I don't think I've recharged it and that was many
> years ago.
>     Loren
>
>
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