Re: r-134a a/c conversion q's

["Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>]

the jetta had been retrofitted before i got it, and even on the hottest days
around here it seems to blow damn cold. i figure its about the same a/c
system, so i would imagine a scirocco would be about the same.
i need to do this to my rocco pretty soon here, prob hold off till before
next summer.
al

Allyn Malventano, ET1(SS), USN
87 rocco 16v (rieger gto - green - 'der rocco' - restoration in progress)
87 jetta 8v wolfsburg 2dr (260k, still tight :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Curt Voss" <curtv@eudoramail.com>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: r-134a a/c conversion q's


> I just got my Caddy's A/C fixed and went through this in detail the
mechanic. His take is, don't bother. To do it properly you have to replace
the condenser and evaporator, but you can't get the right ones for VWs.
R134a isn't as efficient as Freon to begin with, and without the larger
condensor & evaporator it's pretty much useless. He thinks that Freon will
pretty much always be available via the black market and repackaged as
U.S.-made so even the shops can't tell it's black-market. Plus, R134a is
going away in 20010 or so because it's carcinogenic.
>
> BTW, he said it usually runs around $800 - $1000 to have them to do the
retrofit properly. Another shop told me they used to get about the same
price but they don't even do retrofits any more because the new systems just
aren't satisfactory.
>
> I'm not completely convinced, having just spent something like $150 on
Freon alone, and all it takes is one leaky seal or hose and I'll get to
spend another $150. I'm about to replace the compressor on my '82. Has
anyone done the retrofit in a hot climate - 100+ degrees is common here, and
occasionally it gets over 110 - and if so what do you think of it? Anyone
found a source for the correct condensor and evaporator?
>
> ---
> Curt
>
> '86 Scirocco 8V
> '82 Scirocco 1.8
> '81 Caddy
> '78 Rabbit 1.7L rustbucket
>
> On Sun, 20 May 2001 21:44:33   Allyn wrote:
> >ok, i got an 87 jetta wolfsburg from a guy, and it had r-134a in it!
fully
> >converted. im clueless on this, and i want to do it to my rocco (a/c is
> >broke now, prob empty). has anyone done this conversion? not necessarily
at
> >home, even at a shop? if so how much did it run?
> >thanks
> >al
> >
> >Allyn Malventano, ET1(SS), USN
> >87 rocco 16v (reiger gto - green - 'der rocco' - restoration in progress)
> >87 jetta 8v wolfsburg 2dr (260k, still tight :)
> >
> >
> >
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