R-134a conversion: a success!

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

what did you use to adapt the harbor freight vacuum thingy to the 134a fittings?
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 11:21 PM
Subject: R-134a conversion: a success!


> Just thought I'd flaunt my newly working A/C.. charged the system
> yesterday and just tested it out in the daytime this afternoon. It cools
> well.. I don't have a thermometer to check my vent temps handy but I'll
> probably check them eventually. What I can say is that driving around last
> night with 60 degree temps outside, my windows were all fogged up and my
> ears got numb and turned red. Chilly. Today it got almost as cold but it
> took longer (I had it on recirculate). I've never had a car with working
> A/C before so this is fun stuff.
> 
> Basically, I took the middle road for the conversion - I replaced the
> receiver/drier ($22), pulled a vacuum for 20 minutes ($12 Harbor Freight
> compressed air driven venturi pump - 4.2 SCFM @ 90 psi) and used a cheap
> interdynamics kit ($35 including 2 cans with r134a + oil + leak sealer +
> o-ring treatment, a can tap, hose, fittings, label and instructions) to
> charge with 24 oz refrigerant and 6 oz ester oil. I didn't drain the oil
> or change the o-rings, but it all seems to be working fine so far. We'll
> see..
> 
> I'm liking this whole cold-air-from-all-four-vents thing, and it seems to
> get cold a lot quicker than the heater gets hot .. something like 30
> seconds before it starts blowing cold whereas the heater usually takes 60
> - 100 seconds. It's pretty neat under the hood too because the hoses for
> the low side frost over with ice while the high side gets almost hot
> enough to burn you.
> 
> Anyway, just thought I'd share my story since there have been some posts
> about converting in the past few weeks.
> 
> -Toby
> 
> --
> '87 16v
> 
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