Re: IML: AC on any old Imperial

[Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>]

randalpark@xxxxxxx wrote:

Converting to R-134A or sticking with R-12 is a choice that one has to make.  Here in Seattle, R-12 is about $200.00 per pound and MUST be installed by a professional. R-134A runs about $12.00 per pound, and can be installed at home, with the right tools and by following the directions.

I agree with Paul.  I converted my '71 Imperial to R-134 in 1999.  I still get between 36 and 40 degrees of cool air out of the dash vents, which is as good as you can ask for, especially here in the hot, humid South.

There's a sloooooow leak in the system on this car, so I usually have to add 1 or 2 cans of R-134 per year.  I buy it for about $2.50 a can at Sam's, so a $5 per year "maintenance fee" to
 have cold A/C is absolutely worth it to me.  :o)

The conversion, by the way, consisted of a $35 kit I got at K-Mart.  I vacuumed the system to remove any residual R-12 and moisture.  I then installed the two valve adapters, the oil charge that came with the kit, and then a full charge of R-134.

And I got COLD A/C for not much money.

The car still has the original compressor and all of the original hoses.  I'm going into year 7 of R-134, and my total cost for the conversion is less than $100, including any R-134 I've added over the years.

So far, so good.  LOL!

Elijah

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