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Old December 17th, 2014, 07:51 AM
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FR-12 for the a/c

Here is the link. Has anyone heard of this before, and is it a viable (and hopefully cost effective) option to converting to r-134a?

http://www.airgasrefrigerants.com/fr-12.php
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Old December 17th, 2014, 08:14 AM
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Interesting product, says it's an "enhanced R134" that performs like R-12, guess someone will have to test it I'd try it if I didn't have R-12 in stock.
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Old December 17th, 2014, 02:12 PM
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Stick to R-12 or switch to R-134A. Just asking for trouble with these alternate refrigerants. There are many so called "drop in" refrigerants for R-12 but none of they are the same and will not work the same.
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Old December 17th, 2014, 05:18 PM
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We used to use this product about 10 years ago. Good for repeat business! In agriculture products it leaked out within about a year. We switched to freeze twelve! Very reliable and only leaks out when you have a decent issue.

I have had this in my 70 for about 10 years now, still keeping the car decent on hot days.

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