Congratulations Nick, on your "new" Van. Sounds spiffy.
I'm no expert on this Nick....but, I did have R134 (new stuff) in my last
Westy and it was pretty easy to get a can of and "load" into the system with
a pressure gauge attachment. The R12 is not so easy nor is it any longer
available to you or me. It's what I have in my current Van and I will have
to pay the full load to a dealer to get my system recharged. I'm guessing
(don't know at this point) I'll be paying over a $100.00 to maybe 150.00 to
have this done. A lot more information at:
http://gti16v.org/tb879503.htm  about converting and the properties, nature
of, cautions regarding this. Best of luck and happy vanning.

Bob Stevens
'87 Syncro Westy

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