Thanks for the advice Greg. I live in Tampa, FL. a2-16v list, I .cc'ed you all in case anyone is interested.
On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Bensinger, Greg wrote: > Hi Chad, > > I had a shop convert my 91 GLI to R134a...we knew it had a leak...cause I > watched it chill my battery when it leaked out after an engine swap. We > flexed a fitting on the condenser alittle too much.... > > They did a leak test with whatever dye they used, replaced the condenser, > swapped in a new receiver/dryer(recommended AAB any time you have the system > evaporated, especially when converting from R12 to R134a), then they > evacuated the lines, pulled a vacuum and filled w/ R134a..vent temp in the > car is at 30F...COLD!!! > > Cost was under $200, that included the Freon($0.60/oz for R134a vs. $6.00/oz > for R12)(40 oz system I believe) and the conversion kit(I supplied the > condenser and receiver/dryer from AAB www.germanautoparts.com) > > Convert to r134a...you will not regret it. If you ever need to refill after > the conversion...R134a is on the cheap! Just find a reputable shop if you > don't have the proper equipment. > > Were do you live? > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chad Rebuck [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 5:38 PM > To: brd; 16v list > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [WWW.GLIREALM.COM] Re: A/C troubles > > > What are common ac components to leak? Hoses, fittings, evaporator? My 90 > gli had very cold air after I refilled the r12, but after a month or so I > had to add more because it wasn't cooling as well. Someone suggested that > evaporators are known to fail due to the cooling, heating, cooling cycles. > Is this common for VWs as well? I've never had an evaporator leak from my > other 3 VWs. If I take it to an ac shop to find the leak I'm afraid they > may fill the system with some leak detector. A friend of mine had a shop > check for leaks in his ac system and this is what happened. I don't think > this can be too good to leave the fluid in the system. > > How much work is involved in converting to r134? This seems like a lot of > work to replace all the seals... but if I have to replace any components of > the system I may as well convert it at the same time. > > Chad > 90 gli > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brd" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 10:51 AM > Subject: Re: A/C troubles > > > > On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 10:37:11AM -0400, Joswick, Chris wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Got an A/C question. Mine no longer works and in the 6 years i have had > the > > > car i have only used it maybe 10 times. I am thinking it could be > something > > > small or an easy fix, but i don't know where to start. any suggestions? > > > thanks in advance > > > > > > chris > > > 91' 16v > > > > Define "no longer works". Doesn't turn on, only blows warm air, loses > > freon, compressor doesn't work? Did it work when you got it? > > > > Assuming your blower controls work fine, and the a/c just never cools, > > you can have a shop leak test the system for $20 or so. They should > > be able to pinpoint a leak with a "sniffer" and/or tell you if your > > compressor is stuck. > > > > Worst case, it leaks inside the dash in the evaporator, but even that's > > not that bad. I replaced mine myself. Not a big deal. > > > > I'd have a shop test it and then evaluate what to do. They will most > > likely want to fix it. A lot of places won't charge much to test, > > thinking that they'll make a killing on the needed repairs. If it's > > something major ($$$), look into a 2nd or 3rd opinion or the possibility > > of doing it yourself. > > > > Laters, > > Brian > > 1989 Jetta GLI 16v Wolfsburg <-- with cold a/c > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [email protected] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
