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ratfast
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Anybody convert their foxbody to r134? My AC is cool, but not cold....Ford recommends changing it from r12 to r134 for a healthy price. Any ideas?
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Posts: 604 | From: roseville, california | Registered: Oct 2008
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East Bay 50
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i bought a conversion kit from napa autoparts for like 50 bucks a couple years ago. it still blows cold as of last week when i used it...
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Secnd2nun64
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You just need to put a new dryer on it. Have a a/c shop do it so they can reuse your r12.
R12 is a colder gas than the R134. If you convert to R134 you have flush the system of all the R12 oil and still change the dryer to do the swap correctly. The only real nice thing about R134 is that you can buy the gas yourself but to charge it, you need to be able to pump down the system. If you dont have the tools to do it, I say stick with the R12.
[ July 19, 2010, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: Secnd2nun64 ]
Posts: 1460 | From: CA | Registered: Jun 2002
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84SVOrick
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You dont have toooo change the drier but make sure u switch to ester oil and evac the system
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Posts: 1928 | From: Vallejo CA | Registered: Mar 2009
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Adam5.0
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Originally posted by 84SVOrick:
You dont have toooo change the drier but make sure u switch to ester oil and evac the system
to properly convert the system you need to change the dryer. even if you put the system into a vacuum you will never get all the old oil and r12 out of the dryer
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want something old and japanese
Posts: 1609 | From: Brentwood | Registered: Aug 2006
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stangin'
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i've heard that in a couple of years, they are phasing out r134. is there truth to this?
Posts: 2993 | From: Bay Area | Registered: Oct 2001
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Adam5.0
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Originally posted by stangin':
i've heard that in a couple of years, they are phasing out r134. is there truth to this?
yup when dupont's patent runs out, they come out with something new to sell and stop making the other stuff
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want something old and japanese
Posts: 1609 | From: Brentwood | Registered: Aug 2006
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stangin'
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Originally posted by Adam5.0:
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Originally posted by stangin':
i've heard that in a couple of years, they are phasing out r134. is there truth to this?
yup when dupont's patent runs out, they come out with something new to sell and stop making the other stuff
thats some bs right there. so we, the consumers, have to do another conversion again when it gets hard to find r134 like how it is right now for r12?
Posts: 2993 | From: Bay Area | Registered: Oct 2001
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Secnd2nun64
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Originally posted by Adam5.0:
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Originally posted by stangin':
i've heard that in a couple of years, they are phasing out r134. is there truth to this?
yup when dupont's patent runs out, they come out with something new to sell and stop making the other stuff
Well there's another reason to stick with the R12.
Your dryer is probably just due for a new one.
Posts: 1460 | From: CA | Registered: Jun 2002
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AIRFORMANCE MOBILE AUTO A/C 707
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foxbody its not called a dryer its a accumulator
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Posts: 666 | From: vallejo | Registered: Nov 2005
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Duncan Motors
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air formance knows his stuff hands down!
Posts: 6310 | From: Vallejo | Registered: Sep 2006
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NINETY#FIFTY
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Hey Airformance what is the common reason for foxbody's ac not blowing cold...I know 9 other foxes with no working ac.
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Posts: 111 | From: EAST BAY | Registered: Sep 2004
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Adam5.0
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Originally posted by NINETY#FIFTY:
Hey Airformance what is the common reason for foxbody's ac not blowing cold...I know 9 other foxes with no working ac.
leaks, low freon
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want something old and japanese
Posts: 1609 | From: Brentwood | Registered: Aug 2006
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Duncan Motors
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like every other ac system thats not fixed or maintenanced. all mine work after ac formance worked on them.
Posts: 6310 | From: Vallejo | Registered: Sep 2006
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