Ken Wilford at Van-Again is (in my opinion) our guru of Freeze-12.  I had my
cvan converted from R-12 to Freeze-12 last year (I needed new compressor,
compressor mount, etc.)  The shop that did work changed hands, and new
owners won't support Freeze-12.  I needed to top system off, so I got some
more Freeze-12 from Ken, a set of gauges and a sidetap from my local
PepBoys, and I did the job myself last Sunday morning.  A/C is not rocket
science, but you do need some basic knowledge.  I had plumbed in my lab days
all sorts of high pressure and high vacuum equipment, and this was by
comparison easy.  The night before I did the job, I went to Barnes & Noble
and spent $20 for a book called, "How to Air Condition Your Car."  Book was
helpful reading.

In any case, I have been riding around in a cool van this week when outside
T&H has been 90F and 90%RH.

John Lauterbach
Macon, GA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chas Hoakanson" <Candmhok@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: Freeze-12 and refrigerant oils

> auto frost is a competitor so perhaps theirinformation should be viewed
> critically.  There is good information on all alternatives at
> aircondition.com.  Also, there is a new oil called something like alpha
> something which is compatible with all refridgerants - -a very good thing
> since all alternates to R!2 are blends.  You can get it at acsource.com
HTH
>