[W126 Coupe] A/C charge/conversion

[Axel Wulff]

The price I paid was $150 for a full charge.


Regards,
Axel J. Wulff
610-731-5453 Cellular
610-572-4611 Home






>From: "Tad Heckaman" <douglash at gmail.com>

>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] A/C charge/conversion

>Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:40:59 -0400

>

>I am in Louisville, KY. I guess I just assumed that R12 was banned. I did

>notice that the auto parts place had an R12 refill kit, so I assume that 

>R12

>is still being sold somewhere.

>

>On 3/30/07, Axel Wulff <axelwulff at hotmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>Tad,

>>

>>Where are you located?

>>

>>R12 is available in most places in the US. Price depends on the location

>>and

>>regulations.

>>

>>I can get R12 here in Pennsylvania. Not cheap, but considerably less

>>expensive than a conversion (to R134 which does not work as well in our

>>systems which are designed for R12).

>>

>>

>>

>>Regards,

>>Axel J. Wulff

>>610-731-5453 Cellular

>>610-572-4611 Home

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> >From: "Tad Heckaman" <douglash at gmail.com>

>> >Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>> >To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>> >Subject: [W126 Coupe] A/C charge/conversion

>> >Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:37:11 -0400

>> >

>> >Well, its getting hot now a days, and I am noticing that the A/C is not

>>as

>> >cold as I think it should be. It does get cold, but nowhere near enough

>>to

>> >cool the cabin to a reasonable temp. I am assuming that it may need to 

>>be

>> >'recharged'. However my car as not been converted to run on R134a. At my

>> >local auto parts store, they had all the R134a cans and recharge kits,

>>and

>> >they had these conversion kits. Now I did a little searching on the

>> >archives

>> >(a lot of FIXING broken A/Cs, but didn't see much on recharging kinda

>> >working systems), but from what I can tell, I would need to make sure I

>>put

>> >in new compressor oil thats compatible with R134a, and replace a few

>> >components. Is this truly all I need to do, or would it be better for me

>>to

>> >just take my car to my mechanic and have this done? The guy at the store

>> >mentioned that I would need to vacuum pump to suck all the old R12 out 

>>of

>> >the car. I don't have one of those, assuming I really need to do that

>> >(sounds like a good idea).

>> >

>> >Whats the approved way of doing this? Drive to Mexico and purchase R12?

>>:-)

>> >

>> >Thanks,

>> >Tad

>> >

>> >--

>> >Tad Heckaman

>>

>>

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