This was a good thread up to now, had one of the best ever set of
directions for getting your AC on the road again.

Now? Oh wow..
Here is a chart showing the last 10k years of earth temps as taken
from Greenland ice core readings, not much direct Vanagon stuff there
but it is interesting to note that it's often been a lot warmer than
it is now... Not to worry it's usually only 10k years between ice
ages. Now I know earth cycles don't count for much but if they did
I'd get that ac system up and running, it might get warmer before the
winter snows don't melt before the next one arrives and a working AC
will be of value to you down in central America.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/assets_c/2010/12/easterbrook_fig5.php

I thought R-12 was illegal to make in this country & the rest of the
west, only China and India were allowed all the R-12 they wanted? Has
this changed?

FWIW water vapor is a green house gas but it beats me why anyone
would rather have an ice age than a warmer world, I keep wondering
what their agenda is.

I have shackles with my tow strap so I can hook it to something, my
trailer hitch is attached to the loops in back but there is a place I
can put a shackle on the hitch.

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  5/24/2011 07:12 PM, Jeff Schwaia wrote:
>Of course you do... that's why you drive a Vanagon.
>
>On the other hand, perhaps you prefer global warming (climate change
>in PC terms) over a hole in the ozone layer... Name your poison:
>R134a = greenhouse gas; R12 = CFC.
>
>If you really care about the environment, we'd all appreciate it if
>you would turn off your computer and save the electricity...
>
>Jeff
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mcneely4@cox.net [mailto:mcneely4@cox.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:30 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; Jeff Schwaia
>Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Vanagon a/c
>
>---- Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > R134a is a poor replacement for R12.  It's not nearly as
> efficient and it runs at a much high pressure that the old Vanagon
> system has problems with.
> >
> > The R12 scare is dead.  It's not hard to find and isn't too
> expensive.  I get it for about $30 a can as compared to R134a at $15 a can.
> >
> > The Vanagon system was designed for R12 and works very
> well.  Personally, I would never switch an A/C system designed for
> R12 to R134a.  What's the point... to save $50 on Freon?
>
>Jeff, some of us care about environmental consequences of our
>actions.  mcneely