[W126 Coupe] A/C charge/conversion

[Tad Heckaman]

I will look around for someone who can do that. Also, anyone hear of Freeze
12? It sounds like a drop-in replacement for R12.

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

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

>

>

> Regards,

> Axel J. Wulff

> 610-731-5453 Cellular

> 610-572-4611 Home

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>

> >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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> >--

> >Tad Heckaman

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Tad Heckaman
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