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• Re: AC convert
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:09:52 -0400
  ...On Apr 17, 2006, at 1:09 AM, Robert Fisher wrote: >> You can legally use Duracool in R12 setups only after R134a >> conversion. >> Why...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:22:54 -0700
  ...That includes 1/2 empty new R134a cans and defective gauges on refrigeration double gauge manifolds. I'm not blasting any list vendors so...
• Re: Need help with leak at fitting on AC condenser
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 23:26:11 -0400
  ...How much force should I use when tightening this? Am I likely to break off the fitting from over torqueing? R134A isn't expensive...
• Re: AC-what is normal operation?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 22:23:13 -0400
  ...AC-what is normal operation? > Freeze 12 is that good? When I put R134a in my system only 3 cans went in. > Hmm, I...
• Re: An AC idea for driving and camping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:34:51 -0700
  ...Over the years I've tried the $30 switch to R134a and replaced the leaking expansion valve, and got a little cool out of...
• FS: 1991 Vanagon Carat - transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 15:06:55 -0400
  ...It is running with the R134a and does get cool, but if you know anything about the A/C in our beloved Vans, it...
• Re: WTB A/C gauges and vacuum pump
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:51:42 -0600
  ...I will use a propane/butane mixture which is totally legal and >more effecient that R12 or R134A > Propane and butane, in any mixture...
• Re: AC Conv: R12 to R134A, long, Larry A.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:18:46 -0500
  ...R12 to R134A > > > Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 11:20 AM > > > > > > Michael Townsend wrote: > > > > > > > I'm about to do the same, but I need...
• Re: AC conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:23:03 -0700
  ...It's much better than R134a and no retrofit would be required. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Fwd: An AC idea for driving and camping
  Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 19:19:25 -0700
  ...Over > > > the years I've tried the $30 switch to R134a and replaced the leaking > > > expansion valve, and got a little cool out of...
• Re: Is There Internal Difference between SD-508 and SD-709 compressor?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:50:35 -0500
  ...This is using r134a. Aero makes many and most all the fittings you need to make hoses or modify existing ones to fit your...
• Re: A/C shop in CA?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 13:12:27 -0400
  ...Can anybody suggest a reliable A/C shop for conversion to R134a in >> California? We got a quote from a local a/c shop...
• Re: Road Trip problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2016 01:03:43 -0400
  ...The system has to be filled by weight and especially with R134a you can’t top it off only using gauge pressures. You need...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:24:41 -0700
  Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> wrote: > I'm thinking of adding a second condenser under the van. A better idea would be to replace...
• Re: AC pressure problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 15:07:26 EDT
  ...Temperature, High Side Pressure, Low Side Pressure, Duct Temp, R-12, R134a, or other refrigerant. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Gary McEachern <glmce@HOTMAIL.COM...
• Re: Fixing Vanagon Air Conditioning....trying at least
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 8 Aug 2019 19:01:04 -0700
  ...the R-12 molecule, and that the factory hoses actually seep R134a through their walls. How true that is, I have no idea. I...
• Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 09:22:01 -0400
  ...I've heard that the > > R134a slips through the wall of > the > > old hoses. > > > > mcneely > > > > > > mcneely > > > > ---- PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > I recently got...
• Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:42:19 -0500
  ...VW says the > >>> Vanagon holds 1.35 kg of R134a, so really, he must have the > >>> slightly-shrunken, light duty system. > >>> > >> > > > >
• Re: AC conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 20:41:46 -0400
  ...It's much better than R134a and no retrofit would be required. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: A/C - Freon to R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:47:46 -0400
  ...If the van was running cool just last summer and isn't this year, you could probably get away with the "add some R134a...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:08:48 -0700
  I have brand new everything and the biggest and most efficient condenser available, should be, cost enough. Still doesn't do it. Rats. Mike...
• Re: Air Conditioning help
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:11:03 -0600
  ...It had it converted to R134a two springs ago. It got all new fittings, the system was flushed, and new proper lubricant for R134...
• Re: R134 conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 13:40:14 -0500
  ...However since cleaning the evaporator and condenser and switching to r134a my numbers are right on with his and my 86 westy runs right...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion MORE INFO!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 09:06:48 -0700
  ...completely installed...meaning more $$ (probably a good time to convert to R134a?) > > Cruise is too, along with Power Steering. > So do these "options" cost...
• Re: A/C Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 5 Sep 2004 16:58:03 -0500
  ...The ban not only kept that from happening but it mandated everyone to get stuck changing every system over to r134a ensuring DuPont with...
• Rousing the napping van - wasting time on a miserably hot Tuesday
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 23:42:13 +0000
  ...stop was an Auto Zone where I got two cans of R134a and two jugs of the blue stuff.  Drove to a nearby Kroger...
• Re: 87 Wolfsburg???
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 19:39:23 -0500
  ...You might want to find out if there is a shop that can convert it to R134A and is knowledgeable and confidant enough to...
• Re: A/C - Freon to R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:03:02 -0400
  ...If the van was running cool just last summer and isn't this year, you could probably get away with the "add some R134a...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Apr 2017 to 9 Apr 2017 (#2017-131)
  Historical mailing list - Remy
  Mon, 10 Apr 2017 07:12:13 -0700
  ...If you do/did choo= > se to go with R134A, you really need to replace all your rubber A/C hoses w= > ith "barrier...
• Re: Heater Box Question and Front Air Conditioning Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:20:31 -0600
  ...this a $300-$400 unit. > http://www.hotrodair.com/freshair.htm > > R134a conversion, which one most likely would do a the > same time if...
• Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a Net Project
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:24:34 -0400
  ...fit a Vanagon.Magnetic clutch and bearing are good. $40Sanden 709 R134a ac compressor -- Compressor is in good condition.Was taken off 1994 Volvo...
• Re: Air Conditioning help
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:09:07 -0800
  ...over the course of a summer.� It had it converted to R134a two springs ago.� It got all new fittings, the system was flushed...
• Re: A/C - Freon to R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 14:00:59 -0400
  ...If the van was running cool just last summer and isn't > this year, you could probably get away with the "add some R134a...
• Re: AC conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:23:21 -0500
  ...It's much > better than R134a and no retrofit would be required. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: A/C - Freon to R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:19:27 -0500
  ...If the van was running cool just last summer and isn't > > this year, you could probably get away with the "add some R134a...
• Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:42:20 -0500
  When the AC works in my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile with 2.1 waterboxer engine and manual transmission, AC converted to R134a, it...
• Air Conditioning Experience (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:46:26 EST
  ...the driver and passenger and would probably be a big help. R134a vs R12. There is really no comparison here. The R-134a just...
• More ramblings about 66 VW Bus
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 14 May 2007 01:17:15 +0000
  ...The whole system only takes two cans of R134a max. I actually only put in a can and a half at the most and...
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:05:28 -0400
  ...Most of the time if the system has some pressure in it (not totally flat or unhooked) you can charge it with a R134a...
• Garage Cleanup Sale
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:12:14 -0400
  ...Sanden 709 R134a ac compressor -- Compressor is in good condition.Was taken off 1994 Volvo in 2001 because clutch bearing failed.Magnetic clutch and...
• Re: Fixing Vanagon Air Conditioning....trying at least
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 9 Aug 2019 02:52:01 +0000
  ...the R-12 molecule, and that the factory hoses actually seep R134a through their walls.  How true that is, I have no idea.  I...
• Re: Fwd: An AC idea for driving and camping
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 21:54:59 -0500
  ...Over >> > > the years I've tried the $30 switch to R134a and replaced the >> leaking >> > > expansion valve, and got a little cool out of...
• Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:36:52 -0700
  ...with 2.1 waterboxer engine and manual transmission, AC converted to R134a, it will freeze driver and right side passenger out in a few...
• Re: Need to cool off!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:46:05 -0500
  ...Shop tells me (not sure if this is true or not) that R134a tends to leak from a system designed for R12 over time...
• Re: A/C - Freon to R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 14:34:38 -0400
  ...If the van was running cool just last summer and > isn't this year, you could probably get away with the "add some R134a...
• Fwd: Re: AC INOP 1988 GL WBX 2.1
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Jun 2016 09:43:15 -0500
  ...in the system, it is worth a couple of cans of R134a to see if >> you can make the system work. I have had...
• Re: Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:18:00 -0700
  ...I had my AC system converted to R134a to protect the ozone layer. I'm not going backwards on that. On Mon, Sep 27...
• Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:07:22 -0500
  ...with 2.1 waterboxer engine and manual transmission, AC converted to R134a, it will freeze driver and right side passenger out in a few...
• Fixing Vanagon Air Conditioning...Instrumentation is next step
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 16 Aug 2019 02:24:06 +0000
  ...FAVORCOOL CT-136G 3-Way AC Diagnostic Manifold Gauge Set with Case for Freon Charging, fits R410A, R134A, R22 Refrigerants, Aluminum Body, Sight Glass...
• Re: AC Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:28:26 -0400
  ...The 87 and later units work well even running R134A if repaired and charged correctly. Properly service they should not require much maintenance. They...
• Re: A/C - Freon to R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 14:38:28 -0400
  ...If the van was running cool just last summer and > > isn't this year, you could probably get away with the "add some R134a...
• Re: removing air conditioner without spilling the Freon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 22:14:09 +0000
  ...I decided to try it myself and used one of those R134a conversion kits from Advance Auto.  About $50 total and a couple of...
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:37:41 -0400
  ...Most > of the time if the system has some pressure in it (not totally flat or > unhooked) you can charge it with a R134a...
• Re: Air Conditioning Experience (long)
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:44:59 -0800
  ...the driver and passenger and would probably be a big help. R134a vs R12. There is really no comparison here. The R-134a just...
• Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:42:07 -0700
  ...with 2.1 waterboxer engine and manual transmission, AC converted to R134a, it will freeze driver and right side passenger out in a few...
• Re: Fixing Vanagon Air Conditioning....trying at least
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 9 Aug 2019 09:12:45 -0400
  ...the R-12 molecule, and that the factory hoses > actually seep R134a through their walls. How true that is, I have no > idea. I...
• Re: AC Removal
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 08:34:41 -0700
  ...The 87 and later units work well even running R134A if > repaired and charged correctly. Properly service they should not require > much maintenance. They...
• Re: A/C - Freon to R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 16:24:03 -0400
  ...If the van was running cool just last summer and isn't > > > this year, you could probably get away with the "add some R134a...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:30:44 -0700
  ...If you live in such a place, stick with R12. (And you probably wouldn't be happy with R134a's inherently lesser performance if...
• Re: Fixing Vanagon Air Conditioning...Instrumentation is next step
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 16 Aug 2019 00:38:24 -0300
  ...FAVORCOOL CT-136G 3-Way AC Diagnostic Manifold Gauge Set with Case for Freon Charging, fits R410A, R134A, R22 Refrigerants, Aluminum Body, Sight Glass...