A/C Question

[bishpuppy]

Hello to My CB7 peeps. Question....how hard is to drain the R12 from our cars?

I called a few places and they want around $150 to just drain the R12. Hell i can "convert" it to R134a with the conversion kit they sell at Autozone / walmart, but really? $150 to just drain.

has anyone done this themselves or know of a place in NY that will do it for cheap. I dont want to buy the R12 off ebay, so i'm curios.

Thanks


[bish]puppy


edit: Before anyone starts to say it: i know not to mix the R12 and R134a. I can only add the R134a once the R12 has been completely drained.

[rexload]

I just went in the woods where nobody could see me, put some safety googles on, and cracked it open. lol Just make sure nobody sees you, i think its like a $10,000 fine

[bruno8747]

How much R12 is in there to begin with?

If you have enough R12 then my suggestion is to keep it. Keep the R12, for one it cools better than the 134a. And if you have no leaks will last longer than the 134.

R12 does cost more though but it depends on how much you have to buy.

[s-Lowcb7]

I just went in the woods where nobody could see me, put some safety googles on, and cracked it open. lol Just make sure nobody sees you, i think its like a $10,000 fine

thats something i would do lol.....props

[91' Accord Si]

R12 is way to expensive now days just do the conversion

[XcluziveAZN]

is it hard to do retrofit?

is there a way to check my car to see if it already retrofitted?

I'm not sure if it did.

[XcluziveAZN]

They sell R12 Replacement Can on Ebay

3 cans for 19

12 for 68

[visualpoet]

Even just venting it isn't enough. Correctly, you want to draw the system into vacuum to remove any moisture or other contaminants before recharging it. If you do decide to vent the refrigerant, get your hands out of the way when it starts hissing. If the system is full enough, you could get burned from the cold.

[bishpuppy]

I might have a leak, not sure, but this summer [as of now] is blowing 30% cool, 70% warm, so i'm guessing i'm low. Those R12 are not really R12, they are Freeze-12 [r12 replacement]. The real R12 is like 80 bucks for 3 cans of 12oz.

I will see if i can find a place that drains it for cheap, i'm not trying to pay more than like $50 to have it drained, since R12 is expensive, they will be making their $$ back in no time

[3tcRob]

edit: Before anyone starts to say it: i know not to mix the R12 and R134a. I can only add the R134a once the R12 has been completely drained.

That is true but all of the oil mut be drained Pag and Ester don't mix and can cause the compressor to lock up.
Without looking up the Ebay site to see what kind of 12 you are buying it is against the law for you to buy it with out a MACS license and I'm pretty sure it is a hazards fees to ship
The easiest way to tell if it has been retro-fited is the treads on the fittings threads on the outside R12 threads on the inside 134

[cvc7chris]

I just went in the woods where nobody could see me, put some safety googles on, and cracked it open. lol Just make sure nobody sees you, i think its like a $10,000 fine

don't get caught..that would be the stupidiest 10,000 you'll ever spend!!