[DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?

[Charles Engles]

Dear Dennis,


            I don't know that much about AC either.  I suspect that the most
you'd need for a completely dry system would be 4 or 5 "pounds" plus some
compressor oil.   I may well be corrected, however.  I would suggest buying
the six cans of the smaller quantity and the two cans of the pound size.
That may completely take care of things, with a bit left over for the
future.

                       Warmest regards, Chuck Engles




-----Original Message-----
From: Carguy60 [mailto:sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 8:42 PM
To: Charles Engles
Cc: <detomaso at poca.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?

Ok thanks Charles,

So I looked on my local CL and found someone with the following for sale:

6 cans R-12 oil charge (2oz. Oil + 2oz R-12) $10/ea
2 cans pure R-12 refrigerant (14 oz, no dye) $20/ea
1 can R-12 leak detector.  $10

How much does our car need?  The "oil charge" or just the "pure"

Thanks for your help!  

Dennis 
7260





> On Jun 28, 2015, at 5:45 PM, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear Dennis,
> 
> 
> 
>        So, with #7260 I assume that your AC still uses R12.  My  #7171
does
> too.   The practical and politically incorrect option that is elegantly
> simple is to check your local Craigslist for R12 Freon.   Old genuine R12
is
> still out there.  As the demand for it is quite low, the price of it has
> returned to earth compared to the early days before and after the R135
> transition.   Just buy some real R12 and use it without any of the
worrisome
> considerations of substitutes.  I used pound of freon to top off the
Pantera
> before the run to Houston.
> 
> 
>              Excommunicated by the Vatican,  Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Carguy60
via
> DeTomaso
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 7:08 PM
> To: deTomaso at POCA.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?
> 
> Here is the link, seems it should work without much retrofit. I don't know
a
> lot about AC systems. Any thoughts from those that do?
> 
> Dennis
> 7260
> 
>