AC Rebuild ?
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Slingshot
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Charlotte NC
my system is r12, i think my compressor is siezed up or else there isnt enough pressure to get the compressor running...
the compressor doesn't engage even with power to the connector...
not sure what is up...cause when i turn the ac off, there is still power to the connector to the compressor...but compressor is not moving..
87 convertible...
thanks
tk
the compressor doesn't engage even with power to the connector...
not sure what is up...cause when i turn the ac off, there is still power to the connector to the compressor...but compressor is not moving..
87 convertible...
thanks
tk
Safety Car
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I don't think you can. I had called all those places where I live, and none can get R12. None of the AC shops can even get R12.
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Slingshot
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From: Charlotte NC
I have been told that its readily available in Texas, especially along the border towns as Mexico has not stopped using & selling it.
Safety Car
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Well. I can't say for California, but its still available here in Charlotte, but its getting harder and harder to find. I bought fours cans from Napa just a couple of months ago. It was like getting a new passport to get them to finally turn it over. They just did not want to give it up. Moreover, most A/C shops here do not service it anymore. However, I found an A/C restoration shop that stills rebuilds, refurbishes and services r12 systems. You might try this venue.
I have been told that its readily available in Texas, especially along the border towns as Mexico has not stopped using & selling it.
I have been told that its readily available in Texas, especially along the border towns as Mexico has not stopped using & selling it.
Is there a way you can tell if the can actually has R12 in it, and how much is there?
Safety Car
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From: Northern California
Any Reputable AC shop has R12.
The shops that don't have R12 don't want to pay for the certification to buy R12 and only want to work on the 134A systems.
Here in California, I use a specialty AC shop that will not do any 134A conversions due to the many dissatisfied customers about 134A's performance.
The shops that don't have R12 don't want to pay for the certification to buy R12 and only want to work on the 134A systems.
Here in California, I use a specialty AC shop that will not do any 134A conversions due to the many dissatisfied customers about 134A's performance.
Safety Car
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Any Reputable AC shop has R12.
The shops that don't have R12 don't want to pay for the certification to buy R12 and only want to work on the 134A systems.
Here in California, I use a specialty AC shop that will not do any 134A conversions due to the many dissatisfied customers about 134A's performance.
The shops that don't have R12 don't want to pay for the certification to buy R12 and only want to work on the 134A systems.
Here in California, I use a specialty AC shop that will not do any 134A conversions due to the many dissatisfied customers about 134A's performance.
Le Mans Master
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From: San Diego, Ca
Get your mobile (609) license here: www.epatest.com - and if you can't pass the test, don't think of touching your a/c. If you want you do other things (like your home unit - 608 Universal), you'll have to take a proctored exam but locations are easy enough to find.
I don't know of any shop in this area that doesn't have licensed techs and the shop needs a BAR license.
The last time I needed any R12 I bought it Autozone.
Readily available on EBAY - but at least stick with something that has "Dupont" on the can (and even the "legit" stuff in Mexico says that much). I needed a pound of R22 last year (for my home unit) and since I didn't want a 30 lb jug, I bought a 15 oz can from some Ebay vendor which was enough to put my super heat where I wanted it. They never did ask for my license - I simply ordered and it came by UPS a couple of days later. Sometimes you can find it at Ace Hardware, but that's getting off topic.
I don't know of any shop in this area that doesn't have licensed techs and the shop needs a BAR license.
The last time I needed any R12 I bought it Autozone.
Readily available on EBAY - but at least stick with something that has "Dupont" on the can (and even the "legit" stuff in Mexico says that much). I needed a pound of R22 last year (for my home unit) and since I didn't want a 30 lb jug, I bought a 15 oz can from some Ebay vendor which was enough to put my super heat where I wanted it. They never did ask for my license - I simply ordered and it came by UPS a couple of days later. Sometimes you can find it at Ace Hardware, but that's getting off topic.
