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Subject:Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:33:42 -0700

Take those three empty cans and that Chinese can tapper back to Wal Mart.
They'll give your money back.
I returned a pair of jeans after six months when the zipper just let go
along one side.
I often wear suspenders and the clasps never last, after about a month
they just give up.
I don't give up I go and get my money back.
The only way you're going to get better quality is to cost them money.
The coolest thing about Wal Mart is that you can get a refund faster than
standing in line to buy something.

Stan Wilder

On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:13:15 -0500 VWNut Hawk <vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM>
writes:
> I went to walmart tonight and bout the little kit for 134a.
> It contained some couplers of different sizes, 3 cans of r134a a
> valve
> and a hose.
> I put the right coupler on the cold side connector of the air
> conditioning in the
> engine compartment.  Puncturing the r134 can isn't easy.  Once you
> start
> you must push very hard and twist the can on.  Then the valve is
> made
> from
> plastic and the threads stripped.  I got one can in the air
> conditioning.
> I had to go to an auto zone and get a metal valve and hose.  These
> didn't strip the
> threads but it was very hard to puncture the R134a can and get it
> threaded onto the
> valve.  I put it on the ground and pushed and got it on without
> loosing
> all the gas.
> Once I got three cans in the airconditioning it started working
> real
> well.  I'll have to
> wait and see how long it keeps cooling this summer.
> Oh, the kit was $33.00 and the other good valve and hose was
> $13.00.
>
>

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