A/C Recharge

[Eddie Haskell]

Pm me and I will help you.

[Hoffbrohaus]

By the way the stuff Greggs recommended seems to be working. I still don't know what my psi should be but with 2 cans in the system I'm getting 50 degrees in the vent on the highway 60 around town all while it's 110 out. Good enough for me.

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[AwakenNoMore]

^ interesting, i may follow suit here soon. driving around town in a satin black car with no tint is . . . lovely (glad to be working graveyard shifts during the summer)

[anokES]

Did you guys use any of the stop leak and the oil charge and stuff? I'm not sure exactly what I should be using and I how I should use it

[Hoffbrohaus]

I used the stop leak first then 2 cans of the recharge. I think the oil is only if you completely evacuate the system?

[nrubenstein]

I believe it was this stuff.

http://www.es-refrigerants.com/products/w/id/310/t/alternate-ac-recharge-kit/details.asp

However, I would call the company to verify before ordering. I believe their refrigerant is both R134a and R12 compatible.

Meh. I use it for leak testing because I have the can. It's not very good.

The flaws are:
1) bizarre off throttle engine braking characteristics (it must out a lot of stress on the compressor.)
2) worse performance than R134a when the weather gets really hot. In mild conditions, it's slightly colder, but that isn't very useful.

[Hoffbrohaus]

Meh. I use it for leak testing because I have the can. It's not very good.

The flaws are:
1) bizarre off throttle engine braking characteristics (it must out a lot of stress on the compressor.)
2) worse performance than R134a when the weather gets really hot. In mild conditions, it's slightly colder, but that isn't very useful.

Interesting. I noticed #1 also. Didn't realize it was from the refrigerant I put in.

I plan on pulling out the system and replacing the condenser and drier canister as well as the o-rings to convert it fully to R134a once this summer is over (and I get a new job).

[anokES]

Hoff - do you recommend I still go for it? I'm not really that concerned with the performance completely. I need something easy and cheap to do so this looks like a good canidate

[Hoffbrohaus]

Yea worth a try. I noticed the difference. The load issue doesnt happen all the time and is not noticable once you get on the road. Want me to send you the 1 can I have with the pressure gauge?

[anokES]

sure!

[audiquattrot]

I refilled mine and my neighbors 240sx last month using johnsens Freeze 12 which I bought off eBay for $30/can. Bought the $10 johnsens r12 hose kit from amazon and it was cake filling the system. Fortunately for me, my ac worked fine, just wanted to top it off so I only used 1/3 of a can before it was full. My neighbor on the other hand was completely dry, and used almost 3 cans. Both cars now blow super ice cold....although we are expecting the 240 to last until the end of the summer (if that).