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Old 11-19-2015, 05:08 PM   #15
Eddie H.
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Re: Help me decide on the AC system

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Originally Posted by leddzepp View Post
I will never use 134 in a factory system again. R12 all the way. It is more expensive than 134 but so what? It works, bottom line, and It is what the system was designed for. You charge it once and you are done. With 134 you need to change this and tweak that, swing a dead chicken over your head...and if you are sitting still in traffic at a temp over 80, it will not work. I also went through 4 A6 compressors and they WILL leak at the front seal eventually with 134.
I agree, (except for the part about the dead chicken. A fake rubber chicken works just as well, and isn't nearly as messy.) Anyway, the last truck I rebuilt, I went back with R12. I don't care if it is more expensive. If it is done right, you only need to charge it once.
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