Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 20:26:19 +0100 From: danny <dannynopsamia-esprezzo.com> Subject: Re: Converting A/C From R12 to R134
Gary wrote: > I am going to convert the A/C in my '91 900 Turbo to R134. I've > scoured the web and this newsgroup in search of information about the > procedure but have found very little. Could someone suggest a good > resource for this sort of thing, or could you tell me what I should > expect/do to make the conversion a success? What I've learned so far > is that I need to replace the receiver dryer, all O rings , the > refrigerant oil and rid the system of all of the old oil by flushing > it. Which conversion kit is considered the best? If you did the > conversion, how did you do it? I plan on taking it to an air > conditioning place after I've done the conversion and have them fill > it up. Will they turn their noses up at a home done conversion? Is > R134 available to the do-it-yourselfer? > > Thanks in advance for your help, > > Gary Be aware that R134 doesn't appear to be as effective as R12a. Luckily there are still stocks of R12 (at least here in the UK, where it is still legal to use it in systems that require it, until stocks are depleted). -- Regards, Danny http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) swap Z for above characters in email address to reply