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Subject:Re: a/c rebuild and retrofitted to R134a
From:Sam Scholten
Date:Wed, 13 May 1998 14:08:28 -0700

Volks,

Does anybody know of a retrofit for Vanagons before '86? I struck out
looking...

Sam

---"harald.nancy" <harald.nancy@MCI2000.COM> wrote:
>
> >
> > << sure is a lot less costly to recharge with R134a,
> >  compared to R12. >>
>
> Scott wrote:
> > How often are you recharging?  Did you replace any hoses during the
> retrofit?
> >
> I only completed my retrofit and recharge with R134a one week ago.
> I hope I won't have to recharge it for at least several years, after
> having rebuilt the a/c system. The systems are not supposed to leak
> at all.
> No, I did not replace any hoses.
>
> I forgot to mention in my original post of May 8th, that
> in the retro kit from vw, it specified '85 to '92 transporter/vanagon,
> 1350 grams of R134a. (I don't know about earlier years.)
>
> Harald
> '90 westy
>

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