I bought a Harbor Freight gauge set and vacuum pump a couple of years back. Used a few times, both seemed to work fine. Have not used the pump very recently. I am planning to recharge our Honda as soon as I get a new can tap valve. The valve I had was cheaply made and the hose connection broke off.
Allan Craig via Mercedes <[email protected]> writes: > What are people's go to tools for A/C repair/recharging? > > What kind of vacuum pumps do you folks use? > Where might I look for a great one available cheaply? > > I already have a set of gauges, of the four-hose style I prefer, courtesy > craigslist. I do need to rig up a hose for the larger diameter connection > to the vehicle's A/C system, since the multitude of hoses which came with > the gauge set are all for the smaller diameter > > Does anyone use an electronic vacuum gauge? > > > How about sources for R-134A? Do you buy the 12 oz. cans? How much do > they run where you buy them? > > I can get a 12 oz. can locally here for $6.39 (plus tax). I can get a 30# > cylinder for $129.00. The crossover point where the 30# cylinder is > cheaper is 15.141# (20.188 of the 12 oz. cans). > > Should I just bite the bullet and get the 30# (which I think Kaleb has > done) and be set for the future? > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Allan Streib Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Digital Science Center | Intelligent Systems Engineering | FutureSystems _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
