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I have a 64 Imperial and had a new compressor
installed. (the old one froze up from lack of oil.) Why is it that all the A/C
technicians can only get it to put out 50 degrees at the vents?
Lupe,
54 Crown Coupe
60 Thunderbird, no AC
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Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: IML: AC on any old
Imperial
LOL I knew this was going to be fun when i first saw the post. so here is
my back yard wrench turner take. I have two 75 LeBarons a 4 door
and a coupe. the 4door I change to 134 used rings and a new dryer and one
hose, it puts out 38 deg at the vents. the Coupe is still R12 and I had it
checked and serviced by Chrysler. It put out 36 deg at the vent. Now I live in
coastal NC, It don't get much more humid and HOT that here. I can tell no
difference in the two cars cooling, both will freeezzze you out.
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Alan Jordan
90 IMP
75 LeBaron X 2
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Original message from Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>:
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randalpark@xxxxxxx wrote:
Converting to R-134A or sticking with R-12 is a choice that one has
to make. Here in Seattle, R-12 is about $200.00 per pound and MUST
be installed by a professional. R-134A runs about $12.00 per pound, and
can be installed at home, with the right tools and by following
the directions. I agree with Paul. I
converted my '71 Imperial to R-134 in 1999. I still get between 36 and
40 degrees of cool air out of the dash vents, which is as good as you can
ask for, especially here in the hot, humid South.
There's a sloooooow
leak in the system on this car, so I usually have to add 1 or 2 cans of
R-134 per year. I buy it for about $2.50 a can at Sam's, so a $5 per
year "maintenance fee" to have cold A/C is absolutely worth it to me.
:o)
The conversion, by the way, consisted of a $35 kit I got at
K-Mart. I vacuumed the system to remove any residual R-12 and
moisture. I then installed the two v alve adapters, the oil charge
that came with the kit, and then a full charge of R-134.
And I got
COLD A/C for not much money.
The car still has the original
compressor and all of the original hoses. I'm going into year 7 of
R-134, and my total cost for the conversion is less than $100, including any
R-134 I've added over the years.
So far, so good.
LOL!
Elijah
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