Re: [MBZ] More '78 240D AC fun

2011-06-26 Thread Curt Raymond
mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] More '78 240D AC fun Message-ID: f7bc00db-9f9c-11e0-80e9-000502d9a...@windwireless.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 134a for $8/can. I bought two. My R12 cans have price tags like $1.25 on them. hose running from

Re: [MBZ] More '78 240D AC fun

2011-06-26 Thread Jim Cathey
Forgot to mention that this is a York compressor. It appears to be a rubber hose, its not a metal hard line anyway... Just use the recommended dipstick to check the oil level in the crankcase of the York. No need for measuring and guessing on those. Flush the system, dipstick the York, and

[MBZ] More '78 240D AC fun

2011-06-25 Thread Curt Raymond
So I stopped at FLAPS and got a can of 134 mechanic in a can with sealer. $19, last year it was $10. Then I stopped at Big Lots and Randy is right they have 134a for $8/can. I bought two. Put the mechanic in a can in and immediately found my problem, the hose running from the evaporator to the

Re: [MBZ] More '78 240D AC fun

2011-06-25 Thread Max Dillon
Don't forget to replace the lost oil as well. Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: So I stopped at FLAPS and got a can of 134 mechanic in a can with sealer. $19, last year it was $10. Then I stopped at Big Lots and

Re: [MBZ] More '78 240D AC fun

2011-06-25 Thread Walt Zarnoch
I'd have your guy do a full flush of the system to remove all the old oil and goo-in-a-can, then recharge fully with new oil and refrigerant. You'll have the system fully open anyways, so might as well. Walt On Jun 25, 2011 10:10 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Don't forget to

Re: [MBZ] More '78 240D AC fun

2011-06-25 Thread Jim Cathey
134a for $8/can. I bought two. My R12 cans have price tags like $1.25 on them. hose running from the evaporator to the dryer [pinhole] leaking. Hose? Or hard pipe? Is this a sign of acid erosion from the inside? That's what I'd expect from a R134a conversion, after some hours are on it.