The unknown Chrysler/ AC question

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

This is a no brainer. My '65 Imperial still has its old original leaky system. 
If I can make it work again with R134a instead of having it recharged with R12 
(like I have twice before) at $175.00 per pound, or paying over $1,000 to 
convert it, I'm going for it. Like you say, who cares if it takes a pound or 
two every so often at $2.50 per pound?

I saw a kit like this advertised in my most recent J.C. Whitney catalog. If it 
doesn't work, I have only lost the price of a tank of gas.

Paul

In a message dated 4/24/2004 7:48:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx writes:

> 
> 
> --- Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > If your system is leaking and you don't want to go
> > to the expense of finding
> > the leak, yes, you can use the $34 kit to change it
> > over.  No, you don't
> > need to do all the other stuff.  This will cause a
> > storm of argument from
> > others on the IML, but I will turn off my hearing
> > aid.   I have done this to
> > 5 cars now, using the $34 kit, and they all cool
> > just fine, thank you.
> 
> Unlike Dick, I can't turn off my hearing aid (isn't
> that convenient!!!), but I CAN enjoy 38-40 degree air
> blowing from the A/C vents in my '71 Imperial,
> courtesy of the el-cheapo $34 R-134a kit that I used
> on the car in 1999.  The car has the original
> compressor, hoses, condensor, and evaporator -- the
> only thing that has been changed is the expansion
> valve.
> 
> The system has a small leak that I've just never
> bothered to track down.  I do have to put in 2 to 3
> cans a year, but at a cost of less than $2.50 a can,
> who cares?
> 
> The system works great here in the Chattanooga, TN,
> area, which can be pretty darn hot and muggy in the
> summer.  And the car is midnight blue with a black
> vinyl top, so it's just one big ol' heat sink when the
> sun is shining.
> 
> I figure that five years is a pretty good test run,
> and the system is still working great.  As always,
> your mileage may vary.
> 
> Elijah
> 
> 
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