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• AC Outlet temps ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 17:45:53 -0400
  ...what refrigereant you are using? R12, R134A or some other? I'm getting 54-60 degrees with R134A in a dual Westy Rear /Behr...
• Re: a/c rebuild and retrofitted to R134a
  Historical mailing list - Scooter061
  Wed, 13 May 1998 10:51:40 EDT
  ...COM writes: << sure is a lot less costly to recharge with R134a, compared to R12. >> How often are you recharging? Did you replace any...
• small adapter needed - air cond.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:05:37 -0500
  About two years ago I converted my 84 to R134A. It has been fine. I went to add a little R134A and my adapter...
• Re: Freeze 12 Update
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 22:15:20 -0500
  Maggie, Do I under stand that you WANT to run R134a in your system?? As I understand it, to use Freeze 12, supposedly a...
• Re: A/C -R12--R134a (a bit off point)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Buchanan
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 11:43:40 -0700
  ...A/C -R12--R134a (a bit off point) >After inventing nylon, etc. Dupont managed to get that nasty old plant Hemp plant outlawed. I...
• Re: Desert refrigerant of choice?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:11:53 -0700
  I'm no AC expert, and R134a is known for leaking much more easily than the old R12 ...due to smaller molecules. there are...
• Self-Service AC Service
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Aug 2001 22:46:56 -0500
  ...Looking at R134a kit from Wally World and a new receiver/dryer from The Bus Depot. Will service the system myself. Anything to watch...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 24 May 2011 19:39:30 -0700
  ...CDC issue? No long diatribe explaining the benefits of greenhouse gases over CDCs? Please explain to us why R134a is so superior to R12...
• Re: AC does loses freon
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 22:40:49 -0400
  You will lose some cooling capacity with R134a. From what I've read, the Vanagon AC system has capacity to spare, so it might...
• A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:11:46 -0500
  > > There is nothing wrong with R134a - if you have a system built for it. > But old Freon systems converted to the higher pressures of...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:35:31 -0400
  ...the compressor, flush the system, evacuate it and recharge it with R134a. It worked all last summer and retained its charge over the winter...
• Re: Detecting R134a Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 23:18:02 -0400
  There are sniffers for hydrocarbons (I have one), but I'm not sure if it would work for R134a. They aren't cheap ($200...
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:33:46 -0500
  ...2 - have the R134a hardware installed. 3 - have the system serviced with Freeze 12.for performance better than R134a. There are several things here...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:12:27 -0600
  ...It's blowing VERY cold (I'm not using R12 or R134a). John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Re: A/C R-12 to R-134A
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Thu, 3 May 2001 07:38:39 -0600
  ...A real conversion to R134A needs a lot of parts to really make it work correctly. R12 compressors are different than R134A compressors because...
• Re: AC Charge Question
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:31:42 -0400
  ...They > did this because the R134a and replacements, drop ins, etc. Don't cool as > good as Freon so they spin the compressor faster...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:28:13 -0500
  ...It contained some couplers of different sizes, 3 cans of r134a a valve and a hose. I put the right coupler on the cold...
• AC Conversion: R12 to R134A
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:10:28 -0400
  ...Does anyone know of a good article on a website or a good list posting that covers R12 -> R134A AC refrigerant conversion? I've...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 24 May 2011 21:26:23 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Vanagon a/c > > ---- Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > R134a is a poor replacement for R12. It's not nearly as...
• Re: A/C -R12--R134a (O-RING QUESTION??)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:25:36 -0700
  Hi John, When I converted to R134a, I replaced all the o-rings with the new green ones. I took the old black o...
• Re: AC Converting/Procedure/R134A
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:52:17 -0600
  ...It has not leaked any R134a yet--still cold. It was converted in 2003. Last year when I had my '87 syncro westy converted...
• Detecting R134a Leaks
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:24:41 -0500
  ...It was converted to R134a a few years ago but it never worked right. It leaks out pretty fast. Is there a way to...
• Re: AC Charge Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 18:41:59 -0500
  ...They did this because the R134a and replacements, drop ins, etc. Don't cool as good as Freon so they spin the compressor faster...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 24 May 2011 22:53:58 -0500
  ...I have no idea why Europe is discontinuing R134a, or whether they are. But there is little vanagon content in this, beyond the choice...
• Re: a/c rebuild and retrofitted to R134a
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Wed, 13 May 1998 18:57:59 -0700
  ...Remove compressor, remove oil drain plug and tip refrigerant oil out. -Fill compressor with refrigerant oil for R134a (part No. G052 154 A2) Quantity...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:41:52 -0500
  ...I did see some r134a cans that said don't mix or add to R12. The kit I bought said it had the right...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:37:33 -0700
  ...R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion >To: pokey@VANAGON.ORG, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Chris, > > My '91 Carat has been converted to R134a. However...
• R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:13:15 -0500
  ...It contained some couplers of different sizes, 3 cans of r134a a valve and a hose. I put the right coupler on the cold...
• Re: New AC Thing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 07:20:34 -0400
  ...I have both R12 and R134a recycling machines. Every system I service has to be tested for its contents first. So far I've...
• Re: Do-it-yourself conversion of air conditioning to 134a questio n
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rissman
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 21:57:43 -0800
  ...Put R134a in. Put oil in. Put more R134a in. Done. I changed nothing. This is the "least cost solution" according to the materials...
• Re: Detecting R134a Leaks
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 16:02:46 -0400
  ...Detecting R134a Leaks YOu can use soap bubbles too. I can tellyouwithj 90 percent accuracy that your leak is at the shaft seal of...
• Re: A/C REPAIRS
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 24 May 2007 09:46:12 -0700
  RE: AC repair Are you running R-12 or R134a?
• Re: R134 question / front shocks
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 12:53:16 -0700
  Jenny, About the R134a, I advise against it. I converted my '90 westy to R134a a couple of years ago, and wrote about it...
• Re: New AC Thing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 12:03:25 -0400
  On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Eric Zeno wrote: > All vehicles in the USA use R134a by law. No other refrigerants can > be used > in...
• Re: A/C Freon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 13:49:36 -0500
  ...It operates well on a much lower head pressure than the R134a. The R134a will kill a stock vanagon compressor in short order Regards...
• Re: help w/ charging/filling AC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:19:12 -0500
  Interesting thing about R134a. I've been buying 12 cans per case at Sams club for several years for $16.00 per case. I...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:24:05 -0400
  ...R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion >To: pokey@VANAGON.ORG, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Chris, > > My '91 Carat has been converted to R134a. However...
• Re: Non R134a refrigerants are flammable right?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:17:37 -0400
  ...Non R134a refrigerants are flammable right? For my own clarification .. All of these replacement refrigerants [ other than R134a ] are flammable. RedTek, DuraCool, Freeze 12...
• Re: AC 134a refrigerant leak down
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 8 May 2013 05:19:26 -0500
  ...When the system was overhauled - the system was upgraded from R-12 to R134a with a kit from Van-Cafe that had all tht...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:26:28 -0500
  ...Temps around 34 degrees are normal from all vents with just a Mini York compressor and R134a refrigerant. Stan Wilder
• R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:56:51 -0400
  Anyone done one of these? What does it entail? Thanks, Chris
• Re: AC Hose repair
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:55:52 -0600
  ...When switching R12 to R134a, the entire system should be flushed, and new lubricating oil specific to R134a should be installed. Of course, all...
• Re: AC Converting/Procedure/R134A
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:11:58 -0600
  ...It works for R12 which is a single chemical compound, but not for R134a and others which are blends. The R/D on my...
• Re: help w/ charging/filling AC
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:40:39 -0700
  (snip) If your system is properly prepared with the proper seals, suction valve, dryer, compressor seals and hose the R134a will work as well...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:12:44 -0700
  Chris, My '91 Carat has been converted to R134a. However, this was in conjunction with a leak diagnosis. What happened to me was this...
• Freon Conversions / Substitutes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Thu, 3 Jul 97 01:45:13 UT
  ...Since VW has a bulletin on converting to R134a I expected to do that, but my experience with the Eurovan R134a system hasn't...
• R12-R134a Retrofits
  Historical mailing list - Subject: R12-R134a Retrofits
  Thu, 17 Mar 1994 18:54:30 GMT
  More data reported on R134a retrofits in this month's issue of "Automotive Engineering." One article by Sanden Corp (compressor supplier) and another one...
• AC conversion to R134a on my '87
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:33:05 -0600
  ...They put some (used) freon in it, tested it, found it did not leak, so then purged it and converted to R134a--oil and...
• Redline MT90
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 20:47:07 EST
  could someone recommend a source in the southeast for this product and a good R134a conversion kit Sidney in New Orleans
• Re: help w/ charging/filling AC
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:23:28 -0700
  ...help w/ charging/filling AC > Interesting thing about R134a. > I've been buying 12 cans per case at Sams club for several years for...
• Re: AC convert
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:53:33 -0400
  You can legally use Duracool in R12 setups only after R134a conversion. Why? Because the EPA knows that "shops" don't do Duracool conversions...
• A/C fan problems
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 16:19:10 -0700
  ...Is this a bad switch or something with the motor itself? Any similar stories out there? Also, I did a r134a conversion on it...
• Re: AC Converting/Procedure/R134A
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:27:42 -0600
  ...Yes, R134a is a single chemical. I was wrong on that. I have read that looking for bubbles in the sight glass won't...
• Re: A/C -R12--R134a (O-RING QUESTION??)
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 17:29:45 -0500
  ...A/C -R12--R134a (O-RING QUESTION??) Hi John, When I converted to R134a, I replaced all the o-rings with the new green...
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:38:30 -0700
  At 6/26/2007 04:11 PM, mordo wrote: >>There is nothing wrong with R134a - if you have a system built for it. >>But...
• Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:24:10 -0400
  ...I was trying to make an educated guess at the amount of R134a since the only info that Bentley has was to state that...
• Re: AC Converting/Procedure/R134A
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:51:10 -0400
  Sorry, I ment that you ned to get at least 80 percent of the old oil out to be successful. Roger
• Recent travels
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:16:19 -0400
  ...If the AC was converted from R12 to R134a and the R134a operates at higher pressure, what parts are replaced in the conversion? Seals...
• AC RETROFIT R12 to R134a
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 7 May 1996 11:39:37 (EST)
  VANAGON AIRCONDITIONING RETOFITTING R12 SYSTEMS TO R134A SYSTEMS MODEL: 1985-1992 This infomation came from Mitchell international 1995 data Cautions: Part numbers for reference...
• Re: AC 134a refrigerant leak down
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 8 May 2013 09:41:54 -0700
  ...When the system was overhauled - the system > was upgraded from R-12 to R134a with a kit from Van-Cafe that had all > tht...