[tcb] Re: Does anybody know anybody who works on aftermarket AC systems?
- From: kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 10:27:30 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks. It's all over craigslist too. It's still $15-$20 a can. Where is it
coming from, Mexico? Is it still being made down there?
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From: Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, May 30, 2011 11:46:37 AM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Does anybody know anybody who works on aftermarket AC
systems?
The last time I tried to find r12 it was gonna cost about $100 for enough
to
charge 1 system. Look on ebay.
On 5/30/2011 11:00 AM, kelly dosch wrote:
> I heard r134a is less efficient in the old r12 systems, and mine
> lacks
>enough efficiency as it is. r134a also tends to leak from older
>systems.
>I think I heard it was more pressurized?
>
> I thought I could just get a new, small, $200 compressor that would
>cool better and draw less power than the older unit. But the more I
>study this, the more confusing it becomes. Maybe I should just bite
>the
>bullet, find some old R12 and keep it original. ? ?
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From: Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Mon, May 30, 2011 10:17:40 AM
>Subject: [tcb] Re: Does anybody know anybody who works on
>aftermarket AC systems?
>
>Is it r12 or r134a? Either way if you crack open the system you
>have to replace the drier. If it's r12 you might as well convert
>it
>to r134a because r12 is very expensive. If you convert you have
>to
>replace the drier, oil, orifice and flush the system.
>I just replaced the ac clutch on my wife's car and they wanted
>$1100
>to do it. I did it myself in a day and $200 in parts. If you do
>it
>yourself you can get a vacuum pump at Harbor Freight for about
>$100.
>
>Good luck either way.
>
>
>
>On 5/30/2011 9:57 AM, kelly dosch wrote:
> I just want to replace my old York AC compressor with a
> new,
>more efficient one.
>
>> P.S. Does anybody need an old York compressor with 74,000
>>miles on it?
>>
>>
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