Delete AC or keep it? How much Hp does delete kit gain?
Drifting
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I would refill with R12 as the 134 will make the compressor work harder due to higher pressure needed with the 134. If it kills the compressor, then it will cost way more more than the R12 would have been in the first place. R134 is also thinner than R12 and you might find a new leak.
Race Director
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It's pretty much individual choice on refrigerant, but nearly everyone has converted to 134. Almost nobody has had any problems. It does tend to leak out of old hoses (up to 12oz a year, usually about 2oz.) and doesn't work as well in pre-80 cars (not enough air flow). On C4's, it works great, haven't had any problems, and I've converted LOTS of them over the past 10 or so years. The other advantages for do it yourselfers besides $7 vs $70/can is anybody can buy it. Just by the kit and follow instructions.
Interesting nobody is screaming about the hole in the ozone anymore. Getting rid of R12 must have cured the problem!
Interesting nobody is screaming about the hole in the ozone anymore. Getting rid of R12 must have cured the problem!
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Drifting
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From: Lowell Arkansas
I was looking at some of my old threads and I decided to clean them up, by giving them some resolution.
I decided to go ahead and keep the AC.
I had to buy a new AC clutch.
The bearing was going out on my compressor and I was going to put a new bearing in it when I realized the clutch was in need of replacing.
The new clutch comes with the bearing that was freezing up, so I killed 2 birds with one stone by buying a new clutch.
One thing to note:
You don't have to disconnect the compressor from the freon, to change the clutch.
That little mistake is gonna cost me the price of needless freon at about $70 a pound. I need 3 pounds..........sh!te.
I decided to go ahead and keep the AC.
I had to buy a new AC clutch.
The bearing was going out on my compressor and I was going to put a new bearing in it when I realized the clutch was in need of replacing.
The new clutch comes with the bearing that was freezing up, so I killed 2 birds with one stone by buying a new clutch.
One thing to note:
You don't have to disconnect the compressor from the freon, to change the clutch.
That little mistake is gonna cost me the price of needless freon at about $70 a pound. I need 3 pounds..........sh!te.
Le Mans Master
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From: Santa Maria, CA
Tension is adjusted at the top alternator bolt.
Like the old 70's cars where you had to use a pry bar
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