Chris,

I did mine last year.

R134a seems to cool about as poorly as R12 did in my system.  I am licensed
to by R12, but I chose to convert for economic reasons.  I needed 2 cans of
R12 / Phoenix summer since the Vanagon was new in 1984.  It looks like now
I need 2 cans of R134a / summer.

I just drove 20 miles and it's about 107 out.  The AC was a lot better than
leaving the windows open, but not nearly as nice as the real AC that I have
in my other cars.

Mike   Phoenix AZ  '58 Isetta '60 Vespa Scooter '79 ElectraVan

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From:   Chris Stann[SMTP:ChrisS@INFORMS.com]
Reply To:       Chris Stann
Sent:   Friday, June 16, 2000 11:02 AM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        R134 USERS??????????

I have an '85 Westy.  Just replaced the compressor and I am ready to be
cool!

Every shop I talk to wants to convert me to R134.  What is your experience
with that stuff?  Does cool well?  I live in a high-humidity and high temp
area, 90% humidity and 95 degree highs, do I need something to really work.

Thanks,

Chris
85.3 Westy