R12 in D/FW??
May 17th, 2013, 01:43 PM
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That is going to be quite expensive. When I converted my 91 Buick Estate Wagon from R12 to R134a about 10 years ago it was expensive. Good luck on your search. I would think that R12 would be as rare as a hen's tooth now.
May 17th, 2013, 01:54 PM
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If you want to come Austin way,
I have 2 lbs. of freeze 12.
I have the tool to put it in as well.
I really don't care what anyone says
about this stuff. It works.
Good luck with the move, just checked,
3:59 Fri; it's 97.3 here in Marble. HOT!
Let me know, Adam.
I have 2 lbs. of freeze 12.
I have the tool to put it in as well.
I really don't care what anyone says
about this stuff. It works.
Good luck with the move, just checked,
3:59 Fri; it's 97.3 here in Marble. HOT!
Let me know, Adam.
May 17th, 2013, 02:35 PM
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Last I heard there was a lot left because so many shops convinced people to convert to R134A instead of refilling with R-12 in the years after the R-12 ban. Long ago R-12 was going for $50 a can or more, then the price came down as the demand dropped.
May 17th, 2013, 03:00 PM
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tru-blue442 if you were on I20 between here and ATL you'd have a deal LOL
Olds64 it'll get converted if and whenever I get my Series 3 SC/5-speed swap off the ground!
Olds64 it'll get converted if and whenever I get my Series 3 SC/5-speed swap off the ground!
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May 17th, 2013, 06:32 PM
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Amen..
Sometimes you can get cases or even jugs of it. Keep your eyes peeled! Get pure R12 only - with no sealers or additives.
Also I would shy away from freeze 12, as it is not the same chemical. I have seen it cause system failures later on when used on an unconverted R12 system..
You should be able to find a shop who will put it in. Many wont since they cannot mark up the R12, but some say labor is better than nothing!
Sometimes you can get cases or even jugs of it. Keep your eyes peeled! Get pure R12 only - with no sealers or additives.
Also I would shy away from freeze 12, as it is not the same chemical. I have seen it cause system failures later on when used on an unconverted R12 system..
You should be able to find a shop who will put it in. Many wont since they cannot mark up the R12, but some say labor is better than nothing!
May 17th, 2013, 06:44 PM
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That is interesting information. I would have never thought that you could come by R12 easily these days. Of course, I have a small can in my garage that has a K-Mart logo and price sticker on it. I think it has a price of $1.20 or something. I don't know why I have it, I don't even have a set of R12 manifold gauges.
May 17th, 2013, 07:43 PM
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I found some on CL...would prefer to put $$$ into a CO member's hands to put it in as opposed to enriching a shop @ shop rate...soon as I sell this furniture I will need to do this and roll out.
May 17th, 2013, 08:57 PM
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That's a fair price, considering that 134 is going for $14 a can now.
I'd get a few, as you never know how much the system will take, and you never know when you might hit a "dry spell."
- Eric
I'd get a few, as you never know how much the system will take, and you never know when you might hit a "dry spell."
- Eric
May 17th, 2013, 09:08 PM
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I have 10 12oz. cans but it's not for sale, sorry. I usually buy it at garage sales when I run across it. It won't keep for ever, I've had a few of my garage sale finds spring leaks where the bottom is seamed to the sides of the can. I had 3 empties when I packed up my garage for a move.
May 18th, 2013, 06:48 AM
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Cold storage certainly prolongs the can's life but of course will not keep it forever.
May 18th, 2013, 08:34 AM
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Rob, you're not married, correct?
May 18th, 2013, 09:43 AM
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The married guys could lay down the law and tell their wives that there was gonna be R12 in the freezer, and that's just the was it's gonna be.
[I hope my wife doesn't see that I posted this...]
- Eric
[I hope my wife doesn't see that I posted this...
]- Eric
May 18th, 2013, 11:49 AM
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Okay , this actually just happened. Wife came home from the grocery store and after I brought the last load in from the car, I found both the Patron and the Tito's sitting on the counter and heard the announcement that there was no room in the freezer for the bottles. I'd put them in the "little" fridge that holds other liquid refreshments but the bottles are too big. I can't even keep the alcohol cold, how am I gonna cram the R12 in there?
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