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Subject:FW: Re: Freeze 12 update
From:Carrington, Tom
Date:Sat, 5 Aug 2000 23:01:22 -0400

Please reply to John, not me!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jhlauterbach [SMTP:jhlauterbach@msn.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 11:44 AM
> To:   KENWILFY@aol.com; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re:      Re: Freeze 12 update
>
>
> Ken, thank you for your advice.  How much Freeze-12 have you put in your
> '84?  Right now, five cans have been hooked to the system.  As you know,
> the
> shop is using a side tap to get the Freeze 12 out of the cans, so I do not
> know losses.  I can get 50F quite nicely; however, there have been reports
> that I should be getting 40F.  Actually, when there were only 3 cans in
> system, I got lower outlet temps, but compressor was very noisy.  Even
> with
> 5 cans in system, you can hear the compressor.  My other cars that have
> had
> R-12 systems never made noise not does the R-134a system in my '98
> Montana.
>
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <KENWILFY@aol.com>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 10:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Freeze 12 update
>
>
> > John, according to my chart at around 90 degrees your high side should
> be
> > closer to 300 psi.  I had my '84 charged up to 300 psi on the high side
> at
> 86
> > degrees last night and I got 52 degrees from the register above my head
> after
> > only a couple minutes of driving.  Hope this helps.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ken Wilford
> > http://www.vanagain.com
> > John 3:16
> >
> > New Phone (856)-327-4936
> > Shop: (856)-765-1583
> > Fax:     (856)-327-2242
>
>

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