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05-09-2009, 09:16 PM
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air conditioning refridgerant??
Just wanted to check and see if everybody is retrofitting resto cars to 134A or if there is still a market for R12, I have a chance to buy several 30lb cans of R12 and I don't know what to pay for the stuff or if it is even worth buying anymore?? Rich
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05-10-2009, 12:40 AM
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Re: air conditioning refridgerant??
Lots of guys still want R12. There are lots of recharge cans still floating around though.
Jason
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05-10-2009, 01:57 AM
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Re: air conditioning refridgerant??
You can get the R12 in Mexico also. Customs/Border agents like to take it from you if they find it, but usually if you only have 3-5 cans they usually look the other way.
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05-10-2009, 02:51 PM
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Re: air conditioning refridgerant??
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05-10-2009, 05:13 PM
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Re: air conditioning refridgerant??
It all depends how much you can get it for. I use to buy it for a buck a pound. Then it was $10 bucks and so on when the EPA did their thing. I personally would convert to R134 or the equivalent for serviceability. I have been in the refrigeration/HVAC service industry for 30 years and found it just plain easier to play by Uncle Sam's rules. If your cars A/C is apart or you have a leak then it would be a good time to get into the 21st century. Just my 2 cents.....
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05-10-2009, 05:14 PM
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Re: air conditioning refridgerant??
The old systems were designed to work with R12.......I can only speak from my experience...Years ago I switched my Factory Air 66 Chevelle over to Freeze 12 ....I drove the car for a month in the Summer before switching back to R12....It lowered the air temp inside but "Never" cooled the Inside.......The old systems are Designed and Balanced to work with the R12 and everything else (with the stock components) is a compromise..........
Ken 
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05-10-2009, 06:16 PM
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Re: air conditioning refridgerant??
134A does not cool as well and if your not crafty enough to make your own charge manifold you have the big retro fitting on the low side to deface your restoration, that is why I prefer the R12, but I am getting low on my stock of this gas, I have seen these cans for sale before (30lb cans) for 800.00, and of course the 12oz cans for 10-20 bucks, I have a chance to buy way more than I need but I have to buy it all, I will most likely sell off some of it, I was just curious if anybody knows what it sells for today because you do not see it much anymore??
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05-10-2009, 11:07 PM
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Re: air conditioning refridgerant??
Anywhere from $5-30 on the local Craigslist and eBay. I tried to sell a 30# a few months back on CL at $10 a pound and never got a bite on it so I gave it to Dad for his old Chevy truck after I told him I was going to sell it.
If you look around at garage sales one can find it too. Thats where I found 3 30# for $10 a keg.
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