AC recharge

[Goat Blower]

I'll take onto this thread because I never dealt with AC much except adding a few cans here and there. I bought a full 20lb or so bottle and the proper high and low side AC charging lines. Trouble is, it didn't come with any directions and I couldn't find anything on the web. I went to charge my AC and it didn't do diddly, so I just used my good old trusty gauge and hose and put a can of freon in. Do one of you AC gurus have a link somewhere of the proper procedure for using the real system instead of the pep boyz cans?

[s1ngletracker]

I just did the conversion. Its stupidly easy, all you do is screw a couple fittings on overtop of the existing low and high side fittings.

[1slowdsm]

I just did the conversion. Its stupidly easy, all you do is screw a couple fittings on overtop of the existing low and high side fittings.

Thanks. I should be doing it myself and saving some money.
So where exactly is the low side fitting? It's kinda hard to see when it's under the intake manifold so I was feeling around for it and couldnt find it. How far on the line, going away from the condensor would it be?

[1slowdsm]

Or what I was thinking also, is to keep the R12 and get some cans from ebay and recharge it that way. I hear R12 is colder. What's everyone's take on this? Stay R12 of convert over to R134?

[ItTricky]

its ridiculously easy to convert to 134, we did it in a protege the other day and it took 10 min, i went to advanced they have the entire kit there for like 26 bucks, you screw on 2 new fittings over the old ones and fill it with 134, you just have to make sure all the r12 is out. You'll probably have to unhook the low pressure sensor though so your compressor will cycle it through at first as we had to since when its too low of pressure it won't cycle so id doesn't burn out the compressor.

[Kracka]

Stay with R12 if you can find it at a decent price since it is colder.

[1slowdsm]

Ebay prices - about $50 for two cans of R12 with hose adapter for can. I'll probably only need one can for now as from what i've seen. Most people dont need too much to just recharge their ac.

[Goat Blower]

Check with Derek Hennekens, I believe he had some cans of R12 he was trying to sell here about a year ago. Do a search on it.