[AT] R134a

[Steve Offiler]

R134a is crap?  Really?  My ‘97 F250 had an R134a system that would still make icicles in the cab when I sold it 19 years later.  Zero work ever done on that system.  2003 Focus, system worked fine when sold in 2014.  Zero work on it.   Wife’s ‘01 Honda CR-V, 210,000 miles, ditto. Blew cold air until the day we sold it, never worked on.   

Now, i would not be surprised to learn that the conversions from R12 were somehow lacking, if that’s what you mean.  

SO

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> On Jan 12, 2019, at 2:46 PM, <bloomis at charter.net> <bloomis at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> In the early 90s. Part of the reason I left the commercial refrigeration
> trade. The transition from fluorocarbons to all the alphabet soup of
> refrigerants today was a real pain. Went to Ammonia refrigeration. Much
> easier. I still have a 30# of R-12. Well I guess it's a 29.5 since I
> recharged my daughter's Saab long ago. 134a is crap. Contractors made a lot
> of money replacing compressors. Auto A/C worked way worse. But autos were
> the chief culprit of refrigerant into the atmosphere. Not the ice machine
> with 1000lb charges, but the how ever many hundred million leaky autos. 
> Bradford
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of James Peck
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2019 11:08 AM
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> Subject: [AT] R134a
> 
> Is R134a the refrigerant currently used in the air conditioning of ag
> equipment. When was R12 fhased out.
> 
> https://www.natex.org/site/391/Careers-Learning/The-NATE-Magazine
> 
> https://harryferguson.blogspot.com
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