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Subject:Re: R12 - Freon
From:Timothy O. Crooks
Date:Fri, 21 Aug 1998 13:50:05 -0400

watch what you put in your vehicle.  Is it combustable?  Will it harm major
components?  Is ti really worth it?  The coversion is cheap and easy.

EMZ wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Aug 1998, Timothy O. Crooks wrote:
>
> > Yes, this is true, but the fact remains that r-12 is being phased out
> > and will someday no longer be avail in The States.  Only recycled is now
> > and it requires a special licence to be purchased.  It is now very
> > expensive.
> >
>     From what I have seen, It will always be avalable on the
>     black market. I have been offer "boot leg" R12 for $20
>     a lb. No label, no idea if it was real R12 or what?
>                                            Eric