Hell Hath Frozen Over
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 163
From: Albuquerque, NM
[quote name='j9fd3s' date='Jun 4 2005, 09:56 AM']yeah use r12, r134 is a very expensive and hard to get right now. they stopped making it
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Other way around, R12 is very expensive, and you have to be a certified A/C guy to buy it. I think last time I did an A/C job it was $135 per pound, most cars need like 2 pounds. R134 is available ANYWHERE, you could probably even buy it at Albertsons. They make an additive for R134 that helps it get a LOT colder. My Toyota work truck blows 58 degrees on a 100 degree day
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Other way around, R12 is very expensive, and you have to be a certified A/C guy to buy it. I think last time I did an A/C job it was $135 per pound, most cars need like 2 pounds. R134 is available ANYWHERE, you could probably even buy it at Albertsons. They make an additive for R134 that helps it get a LOT colder. My Toyota work truck blows 58 degrees on a 100 degree day
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 4,837
From: Wayne, NJ
R134a, actually, this year quadrupled in price, they're preparing for the new release, either called 134b or i think R152. cant recall exactly. but R12 is the most expensive, R134a used to be like 1/5th of the price but as i said the price for 134a has quadrupled this summer....and thats wholesale cost, we double that and then sell to the consumer :P
kevin.
kevin.
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 4,837
From: Wayne, NJ
[quote name='Rob x-7' date='Jun 6 2005, 07:39 PM']my friend paid $75 a canister last summer, this year its $300 a canister
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exactly quadruple.
2 points for teknics.
kevin.
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exactly quadruple.
2 points for teknics.
kevin.
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 67
From: oceanside, California
If you do some reasearch they make some pretty nice ac units for muscle cars that never came with it. All it is is a box that runs off a 12v source with some lines you plumb into the heater vents. There is no pump that runs off the motor and you cn use a relay and a dedicated circuit from you Hlatech to run it. Just a thought.
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 907
From: Ireland
If you guys are doing the A/C yourselves, make sure you're aware of the dangers - if you inhale that R134A stuff you will get lung cancer, and if somehow it was heated up it can kill you within hours.
Mark
Mark
