A/c Issues

[cb7coupe21]

A/C turns on but not as cold as it should be and cant figure out why.......

[BlackSheep]

probably just needs to be serviced. You might have a small leak somewhere, they can spray some stop leak in it and the r12 molecules are larger than 134 so less likely to leak. Also try freeze r12

[pacmanlives]

Might need a recharge of r134 around 30 bucks for a kit. Cheap and an easy fix, if it starts to get warm again you have a leak in your system someware.

[cb7coupe21]

i bought the seal all from autozone and put the R-134 and the A/C is cool but not cold like it should be

[stretch]

thats how my ac is doin but the guys at auto zone said i needed to convert mine since its still r12 cuz they dont sell it anymore

[cloudasc]

There are many reasons that your a/c isn't as cold is it should. The most likely culprit is a leak, and the amount of freon in the system isn't at its optimal, so you lose some cooling effiency. The most common culprit to leaking is the compressor itself. If you have no leaks, and your high/low a/c charge is correct, then the problem might be elsewhere in the evaporator, or condensor.

Also R134a is only about 70% as efficient as R12 in an R12 system. Mixing R134a, and R12, will cause your compressor to cycle, and causes the freon to become highly corrisive. If your going to use 134a, make sure you have no r12 left in the system.

There is an alternatives to r12... Freeze-12, or Envirosafe R12, or Industrial Envirosafe R12. They are all better suited for an r12 system then 134a, and will provide you with higher cooling efficiency then converting to 134a.

Check out this website for the alternatives: http://autorefrigerants.com/co00033.htm

I am currently running R12, and I know my year old compressor already has a leak ()@#($)@(#* napa auto service center #@)(*%$#@)(*), you can see the dye on the bottom side of it. Here shortly i'm going to aquire a remanufactured denso compressor, and recharge my a/c with Industrial Envirosafe R12. R12 would put my vent temps at 20*F after cruising, and 40*F at idle. Industrial Envirosafe R12 is supposed to be more efficient, and cool better then R12, and in a black car, in texas, I need all the cooling I can get.

[stretch]

thnks for that site

[BlackSheep]

can't you buy the enviro safe r12 without a license?

[cloudasc]

You do not need a license to buy any of the alternatives because they do not contain hydroflourocarbons, or chloroflourocarbons. Regular R12 does, thats why you need a license to obtain it.

[da1prettyboii]

if the fan not coming on it wont get cold it would just blow air.so check the fan.....