[Vwdiesel] AC with propane

[Tony and Lillie]

I've driven two different vehicles that ran on propane, and didn't exactly 
worry about blowing up. Yes, there are safeties built into that system, but 
it also holds a LOT more that the ac system. A typical A/C system holds 
about a pound, which is not very much, and certaily not enough that I'd 
worry about a fire or explision. If I were that paraniod, I'd do something 
about reinforcing the ruel tank and lines on any one of my gasser cars. I 
guess what I'm saying is that it's not at all something to worry about.

Tony (with R12 in the only car with working A/C)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Cook" <davevw at yahoo.com>
To: "VW Diesel Group" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] AC with propane


>
> Yeah, I believe you are right, that the propane-based gasses are typically 
> used as R-12 substitutes.  You'd use it if you didn't want to convert the 
> system over to R-134a.  I'm not sure I'd be excited about filling my 
> system with propane, though I did have both my '92 MY cars topped off last 
> summer and I don't really know what was put in there, just that the guy 
> said it was a good substitute and actually cooled a tad better.
>
> Dave Cook
>
>
> --- On Fri, 6/5/09, Tad <tadc at europa.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Tad <tadc at europa.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] AC with propane
>> To: "travis gottschalk" <tgott at hotmail.com>
>> Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>> Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 9:46 PM
>> And funny you should mention shooting
>> at them.... when I was young and
>> stupid, we decided to use a small propane bottle (not
>> empty) for target
>> practice with a .22 rifle. I managed to score a hit
>> near the valve-end,
>> toward the edge of the tank. It didn't ignite at all,
>> but did put on quite
>> a show as the bottle spun around quickly, more or less in
>> place. When it
>> was done everything for several feet around was covered
>> with ice!
>>
>> I agree though, 134a is cheap enough that I don't see why
>> you would go with
>> propane. Come to think of it, the original idea may
>> have been to use it in
>> place for R22 or whatever the worth-it's-weight-in-gold
>> stuff is called.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 2:33 PM, travis gottschalk <tgott at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Funny you should say that about propane as we were
>> dicussing how to disposs
>> > of the used bottles here at the mine. It was
>> determined with some stories
>> > that even an empty hand held one if shot at will go
>> ski high. Also when they
>> > updated the nozzles on the larger bottles (grill
>> sized) and no one would
>> > take the old bottles that a few went in with some
>> scrap iron in a car. the
>> > car went to the crusher and the crusher weight almost
>> flow out the top of
>> > its glides. I don't know if I would want to have a
>> front end crash with this
>> > stuff if that is the case then. But to each there own.
>> I don't think it
>> > would save you that much money to try using it.
>> >
>> > Travis G
>> >
>> >
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