[W126 Coupe] Switch to R134

[Iain Gunn]

Nathan, Nice to here from you, 1 more sane person when it comes to 
refrigerant.
                                                            Iain
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Goodlet" <nathang at texoma.net>
To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Switch to R134


> I'll add to this my own opinion about what a royal screwing the whole R134 
> deal is.
>
> There was NEVER an SEC made with hoses capable of containing R-134. R12 
> was a very large molecule, R134 is a very small one, the hoses that were 
> fine to contain R12 cannot conatain R134, Later hoses made for R134 are 
> called "barrier" hoses, they were not available before 1994, so whatever 
> result you get, good or bad, from converting an old car, unless you 
> replace every inch of the rubber hose in the system, you will get screwed 
> again someday when there is an "unexplained" loss of coolant, and EPA 
> regulations, the regulatory bastards in cahoots with the MACS theiving 
> bastards, they cannot legally recharge your system withou finding a leak, 
> which means billing you for some part at random. Preferrably the most 
> expensive part.
>
> The Mobile Air Conditioning Society represents the industry standing to 
> make billions and billions for years and years forcing US consumers to use 
> coolants absolutely forbidden in most of the world as ineffective and 
> toxic. They use dirt cheap and incredibly effective propane and isobutane 
> in every refigerator in Germany and every car in Asia and I think in 
> Australia and I'm sure in New Zealand.
>
> This is a topic done to death years ago, check in the archives. I've 
> posted links to research papers many times, the professional standards 
> manual on the use of hydrocarbon refrigerants Search for r290
> Nathan
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