--- Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If your system is leaking and you don't want to go
> to the expense of finding
> the leak, yes, you can use the $34 kit to change it
> over. No, you don't
> need to do all the other stuff. This will cause a
> storm of argument from
> others on the IML, but I will turn off my hearing
> aid. I have done this to
> 5 cars now, using the $34 kit, and they all cool
> just fine, thank you.
Unlike Dick, I can't turn off my hearing aid (isn't
that convenient!!!), but I CAN enjoy 38-40 degree air
blowing from the A/C vents in my '71 Imperial,
courtesy of the el-cheapo $34 R-134a kit that I used
on the car in 1999. The car has the original
compressor, hoses, condensor, and evaporator -- the
only thing that has been changed is the expansion
valve.
The system has a small leak that I've just never
bothered to track down. I do have to put in 2 to 3
cans a year, but at a cost of less than $2.50 a can,
who cares?
The system works great here in the Chattanooga, TN,
area, which can be pretty darn hot and muggy in the
summer. And the car is midnight blue with a black
vinyl top, so it's just one big ol' heat sink when the
sun is shining.
I figure that five years is a pretty good test run,
and the system is still working great. As always,
your mileage may vary.
Elijah
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