Butane Blues...

["Antaki" <wrack@home.com>]

May we title this thread "Cold As Hell"?

And besides, I believe it's *OK* to do that to a Honda.
FrieDay approacheth ;->

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Antaki
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Night Shadow
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:22 PM
> To: Kevin Stoddard
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: [mk2] a/c & cd q's; radio for sale
>
>
> > This oughta stir up the list.  Don't tell the Federales, but the
> > refrigerant of choice in my '82 diesel Pick-Up has been 20% butane and
> > 80% propane (by weight) since '91.  I flushed the system, replaced all
> > the 0-rings, added some Royal Purple 10-30 synthetic (it was what I had
> > around the house at the time) and topped it off with the propane/butane
> > mix.  (Butane actually has an R number,... R502, I think.  It's a great
> > refrigerant)  I haven't had a lick of trouble, except when
> frost forms on
> > the windshield when it's on defrost in the summertime.  It's s'posed to
> > be 6 to 8 degrees colder than R12 and I believe it.  Now before everyone
> > starts whining about my A/C system being a time bomb consider this,...
> > the BTU's in 20 oz of butane/propane is about equivalent to a cup of
> > gasoline.  Nobody worries about the 15 gallons of gas that they carry
> > around, so don't worry about a little butane and propane.  You can even
> > legally vent it into the atmosphere.  Of course, if everyone
> starts using
> > a butane/propane mix it would put a lot of the automotive A/C people out
> > of work.  We wouldn't want that.
> > -kevin in Texas  (Down here we need every extra degree of
> coolness we can
>
> BAD BAD idea, saw what can happen FIRST hand TODAY as a matter of fact.
> Was delivering some parts to a local import place and one of the mechanics
> wanted to show me some thing.  He proceeded to show me a late eighties
> honda accord he was working on.  Seems the owner put propane in the A/C
> system.  One of the lines cracked, started leaking, and BOOM exploded.
> Hood was bent upwards.  After the explosion the pump kept running, so the
> A/C compressor became a blowtorch. Burned THROUGH the radiator and a ton
> of wiring and hoses.  Flamable materials in the A/C system are a bad idea,
> I don't care what your reasoning is, from what I saw today I will never
> consider butane or propane as a option.
>
> Eric
>
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