A/C conversion

[theonlyred16v@hotmail.com (Brian Haygood)]

This came down the Passat wire.  Can anyone comment on where the Scirocco 
16v's stand on the Expansion Valve (TXV) issue?  What does it have?  Would 
it benefit from something else?

Brian

--- randy wrote:
>
>I have a 92 w/r-12.  I converted it when I lived in
>Maine about 7 years ago.   Worked adequately up there.  I now live in 
>Georgia
>and ended up having it converted back to R-12. These cars use a TXV instead
>of an orifice and don't perform as well as most when converted.  You can
>convert to 134 very inexpensively and if you can stand 55-60 degree air
>out of the vents you will be fine.  R-12 can cost 100 per pound now and
>you will need two pounds so it is a big ticket item.
>Another option that I will be considering when it
>dies again is to swap the TXV from the 134 equipped models (1993 I believe 
>and
>it is easy to get the part number).  And try the conversion again.
>Good luck whatever you decide and keep us posted.
>Randy...
>



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