[DML] R12 Availability (was Re: AC Service)
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[DML] R12 Availability (was Re: AC Service)



FWIW, I just had my AC system charged. Paid $40 a pound. Expensive,
but not like the $80+ a pound I was thinking I'd have to pay.

-Ryan

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "James Espey" <james@xxxx> wrote:
> Not sure about back east where Harold lives (and California where
everything
> seems to be deemed environmentally unsafe), but here in Texas, R12
prices
> have been stedily dropping back to early 1990 levels. The word that
I have
> received from our supplier is that as all the new cars are now
running R134,
> and so many people were frightened into, or otherwise convinced that
they
> needed to convert to R134, demand for R12 has dropped so much that
prices
> are now considered "normal" again. Of course, if you have a leak in your
> system, it is against the law to refill it with R12. However, at
least here
> in Texas (and when I was in AZ) a properly functioning R12 system in a
> DeLorean will outperform a DeLorean converted to run on R134.
> 
> James
> 
> 
> Harold wrote:
> 
> The D does not have a sight-glass. The D has a CCOTT (cycling clutch
> orifice tube type) system which means that a sight glass is of no
> real value. Gauges are the main diagnostic tool. R-12 is not readily
> available to non-professionals, it is very expensive if you can
> still find it, can be dangerous, and it requires some special gear
> to handle properly.
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