Re: [Chrysler300] A/C Question

[Gary Barker <gbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,  I would not change over to R- 134 .   Freon R-12 is still 
available on the market.  It was not outlawed.    My local NAPA store 
sells it.  You just have a license  to buy it and use it.  I would start 
calling local AC repair people.  They can still buy it and install it 
legally.  I bought a large tank of he R-12 clone HC-12C  There are 
several companies that sell it .  I have used it not only in my cars but 
all my friends and family.  It is actually a little colder than R-12 so 
you just don't top it off when installing it.  It mixes with R-12.  AS 
far as your oil is concerned you only loose a very sm. minute amount of 
oil when your Freon bleeds off over a long period.  You only loose a lot 
when you disassemble the system.  Each component you replace like the 
condenser you just add around 2 oz.  Most repair manuals will tell you 
how much oil to add for each part replaced.  or if you rebuild the whole 
system you put in the full amount for what your system calls for.   They 
have small canisters of oil you can add to your system when recharging.
  Just to let you know our Federal Government still list R-12 as a legal 
good and safe product to use.   They only want it saved and recycled.

Gary Barker

Michael Reed wrote:

>I believe the A/C pump on my "F" was rebuilt in 1978. My best 
>recollection of the period 1979-1982 was that the A/C worked fine. The 
>car was in a museum from 1983-2004.
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>I'm reluctant to try the A/C, as there is a (good?) chance there is no 
>Freon left in the system, and running it could be harmful to the pump. 
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>A local fellow has 2 lbs. of R12, but estimates it would take about 
>3.5 lbs. to charge the system if it indeed is empty. So I have two 
>questions:
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>1) -- is the original system convertible to R-134? Are conversion kits 
>for this pump/system available? Are there other options for converting 
>the system to R-134?
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>2) -- are there source(s) for a few of pounds of R12?
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>Any help on this would be most appreciated....
>
>Mike in "air-conditioning-needed" Lake Odessa, Michigan
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