you could say how you accomplished that.
Did you get the juice and equipment at a FLAPS and do it yourself ?
and what fluid did you use ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: Vanagon a/c

David,

Just to put prices in perspective, it costs me less than $100 to refill my
AC system in pricey California.

BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On May 23, 2011, at 12:41 PM, David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Well I have been given an ultimatum by the wife. Get the a/c fixed or get
> rid of the Vanagon. Its about to hit 100 degrees here in AZ so it would be
> nice to have working a/c again. The system was working fine around 10
> years ago but lasted maybe one year after a $450 refill with freon at the
> VW dealer. It's still the freon (R12) system and I'm not prepared to pay
> the cost of regular R12 refills so it has to be a conversion to R134.
> How much should it cost to have this done? I was quoted a $1000 flat fee
> by one place but that seems expensive. Is a lot of labor involved? Can a
> regular a/c place handle this or is the Vanagon system too unusual?
>
> -David (1987 Wolfsburg)