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Subject:Re: R134 USERS??????????
From:Mark Dorm
Date:Wed, 19 Jul 2000 01:08:54 PDT

Thats such a drag to hear: that your a/c isn't so great... mine isn't
working and I was going to get it fixed... do you have tinted windows??? and
if so do you have a high performance tint???

>From: "Michael A. Radtke" <m.radtke@elm.az05.bull.com>
>Reply-To: "Michael A. Radtke" <m.radtke@elm.az05.bull.com>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: R134 USERS??????????
>Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 13:40:34 -0700
>
>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
>
>----------
>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

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