> thanks to elijah.... i have the same adapter fittings bought at wal mart, and have a good vacuum pump to evacuate the system...should there be enought oil in the system already? any way, your ac is working for the last 8 years, bravo! i will have to track down a rv 2 compressor as mine froze up. i did see the video on the rebuilding of the compressor from the chrysler service manual... mmonsher@xxxxxxx wrote: let's hear from the AC experts. Is it an easy > conversion from R12 to 134a? FOR THE CHRYSLERS 440 WITH the twin > piston compressor/?I'm not an A/C "expert." I did, however, convert my > '71 Imperial (with a 440 and RV-2 twin piston compressor) to use R-134a. > > I bought a kit from WalMart for about $35.00. I used a vacuum pump to > evaporate the system and make sure there were no leaks. > > The kit included the necessary fittings, oil charge, and R-134a. > > I made the conversion in 1999. The A/C still works perfectly and blows > cold air between 35 and 40 degrees from the dash vents. > > There is a small leak in the system, so I do have to add a can or two of > R-134a each year. I buy it by the case at Sam's Club for about $2.25 > per can. > > The small leak has nothing to do with the conversion to R-134a. I could > track it down and fix it, but the cost vs. convenience factor has not > tipped the scale enough to encourage me to do so. > > Your mileage may vary. > > Thanks! > > Elijah > > > Imperial Power Window Switch Repair - > http://home.comcast.net/~imperial1971/ > > Find Repair & Shop Manuals, Parts Books, History & More at The Imperial > Bookshelf! http://home.comcast.net/~imperial1971/Bookshelf.html > > My Collection of Imperials - http://www.imperialclub.com/~imperial71/ > 1965 Imperial LeBaron > 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom Sedan > 1970 Imperial LeBaron > 1971 Imperial LeBaron > > --------------------------------- > Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm