R134 Conversion?
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Camden, SC
R134 Conversion?
Can someone tell me what the difference is between an R134, and an R12 charging port? I have forgotten how to tell them apart.
I need to fix the A/C on my newly purchased Carrera. I have a receipt showing the A/C was charged on 1/7/05. Unfortunately, it does not cool at all. It has new hoses on it, so I'm wondering if it's been converted.
Since my BMW also needs a compressor, I'm giving serious consideration to buying A/C tools. If I convert the Porsche to R134, I should be able to use the tools to fix both vehicles for at less than I'd pay to have someone else do the work.
I need to fix the A/C on my newly purchased Carrera. I have a receipt showing the A/C was charged on 1/7/05. Unfortunately, it does not cool at all. It has new hoses on it, so I'm wondering if it's been converted.
Since my BMW also needs a compressor, I'm giving serious consideration to buying A/C tools. If I convert the Porsche to R134, I should be able to use the tools to fix both vehicles for at less than I'd pay to have someone else do the work.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Land of Milfs and honey (SoCal)
its easy to find a leak, just trace all the hoses with a match! J/K
if its leaking bad enough it will usually leave oil around the leak, so check your lines and fittings for any light refrigerant oil, as a start, no luck with that, take it to an Porsche shop that does A/C so they can use their R134 sniffer
if its leaking bad enough it will usually leave oil around the leak, so check your lines and fittings for any light refrigerant oil, as a start, no luck with that, take it to an Porsche shop that does A/C so they can use their R134 sniffer
Racer
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: HATTIESBURG, MS.
Has anyone else noticed the steep increase in the price of 134A freon. It went from $59.00 to $170.00 for the 30lb jug, this is Sam's price, other sources are around $250.00 The 12oz cans are selling for almost $15.00 each at Autozone and other parts houses. I dug into this for a reason in the increase, and found that the big-*** dam they are building in China, the 3 gorges dam, is using almost all the worlds supply of 134A to cool the concrete, so it does not take a hundred years or more to cure and cool down. Just wondering if anyone else had noticed this cost increase.
