Re: R-134a conversion on 5kcstq

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Wallace White say:

> I'm currently in negotiations for the 214k mile 5kcstq, but whether I end
> up getting it or this other one, I'm going to need a new A/C compressor.
> The shop that will be doing it recommended doing a R-134a conversion at
> the same time, but I am not excited about the increased pressures needed
> for R-134a and other considerations. Any recommendations or BTDTs?

Don't do it.

The system was designed to use R-12. R-134a uses different pressures,
and (as one lister who WTDT just posted) doesn't cool very well in an
R-12 system.  The R-12 isn't THAT expensive, and a charge will last
a long time (10 years each on my 2 old cars).

Just refill with R-12, and be cool.

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