>From my experience, most places *can* re-install R-12, but you just have to pay more for it, and be demanding that they do it. Most places will tell you straight up front whether or not they even buy R-12 any more.
Ricky, Still the original Honda A/C system with R-12 and 176k miles on the compressor. On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, George Freeman wrote: > Well it's still hot here in Florida as the last extended days of summer > wrap up and I have an A/C question. I had an aftermarket R12 A/C put in > the car when I got her used in '93. Everything was fine until last > year, about a week after the engine swap- the 4-1 headers cooked the > high side A/C line and the seal blew at the compressor, sending freon & > oil everywhere (I have since put in heat shields all around the A/C > lines). > > I took the car to the local A/C shop and they hemmed & hawed that they > couldn't do R12 so they converted the system to R134a. A friend of mine > tells me yesterday that I'm slowly destroying the compressor since R134a > is not as good a lubricator as R12 was. Is this true?? > > Incidentally, my friend mentioned a small one-man auto shop who may be > able to put R12 back in the system... > > > George > '89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 124k miles > "Seats, Suspension, Engine, MSD, next=dyno" > >
