[DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?
Carguy60
sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 30 02:11:54 EDT 2015
Thanks for the input from all! Gonna stick to R12 for now. Just need to find out how much is needed.
Dennis
7260
> On Jun 29, 2015, at 9:14 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mainly because US A/C systems are not designed for highly flammable refrigerants, whereas a propoane fuel system is.
>
> If R12 is available why compromise on safety for a few bucks.
>
> Julian
>
> > From: grayjim at cox.net
> > To: andriykoisg at yahoo.ca; terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov; cengles at cox.net; sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com
> > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 23:09:11 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?
> > CC: detomaso at poca.com
> >
> > So tempted to use the stuff her in OK but law says not to be used in motor
> > vehicles. Go figure. It's OK to have a giant propane tank in your car but
> > not to use a highly refined propane in you’re A/C. Who's getting paid off
> > here?
> >
> > The original R12 works absolutely great in my car. R134a...not so much.
> >
> > Jim "Mr. R12" Gray
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: The Goyaniuks
> > Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 8:30 PM
> > To: Himes, Terry (397C) ; Charles Engles ; 'Carguy60'
> > Cc: detomaso at poca.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?
> >
> > I have installed DURACOOL (a R12a type system in Canada) 5 years ago in my
> > wife's car after I replaced the failed airconditioning compressor with a new
> > one.
> > Works great. I intend to install the same in my Pantera.
> > Highly recommended after a proper job is done (evacuate the system, check
> > for leaks, fill etc.)
> > BG
> > From: "Himes, Terry (397C)" <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>
> > To: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>; 'Carguy60' <sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 8:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?
> >
> > Readily available in Sandy Eggo, (Imported from So. of the Border).
> > Contact Dan Miller (Classic Mustang) and POCA/SDP member for name,
> > number
> > and address of contacts.
> >
> > "Sometimes I think the surest signs that intelligent life
> >
> > exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried
> >
> > to contact us!"
> >
> > Terry W. Himes [cid:4E213040-C2CF-4D73-BFFF-33B922E4588D]
> >
> > JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> >
> > InSight Sequence Team Lead
> >
> > Rosetta/MEX Sequence Team Lead
> >
> > Phone: (818) 393-6261
> >
> > Cell: (818) 653-8213
> >
> > Fax: (818) 393-3147
> >
> > [1]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
> >
> > From: DeTomaso <[2]detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of Charles
> > Engles <[3]cengles at cox.net>
> > Date: Sunday, June 28, 2015 5:45 PM
> > To: 'Carguy60' <[4]sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "[5]detomaso at poca.com" <[6]detomaso at poca.com>
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?
> >
> > 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 [[7]mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
> > Carguy60 via
> > DeTomaso
> > Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 7:08 PM
> > To: [8]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
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Thanks for the input from all! Gonna stick to R12 for now. Just need to
find out how much is needed.
Dennis
7260
On Jun 29, 2015, at 9:14 PM, Julian Kift <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
wrote:
Mainly because US A/C systems are not designed for highly flammable
refrigerants, whereas a propoane fuel system is.
If R12 is available why compromise on safety for a few bucks.
Julian
> From: [2]grayjim at cox.net
> To: [3]andriykoisg at yahoo.ca; [4]terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov;
[5]cengles at cox.net; [6]sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com
> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 23:09:11 -0500
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?
> CC: [7]detomaso at poca.com
>
> So tempted to use the stuff her in OK but law says not to be used in
motor
> vehicles. Go figure. It's OK to have a giant propane tank in your car
but
> not to use a highly refined propane in you're A/C. Who's getting paid
off
> here?
>
> The original R12 works absolutely great in my car. R134a...not so
much.
>
> Jim "Mr. R12" Gray
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Goyaniuks
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 8:30 PM
> To: Himes, Terry (397C) ; Charles Engles ; 'Carguy60'
> Cc: [8]detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?
>
> I have installed DURACOOL (a R12a type system in Canada) 5 years ago
in my
> wife's car after I replaced the failed airconditioning compressor
with a new
> one.
> Works great. I intend to install the same in my Pantera.
> Highly recommended after a proper job is done (evacuate the system,
check
> for leaks, fill etc.)
> BG
> From: "Himes, Terry (397C)" <[9]terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>
> To: Charles Engles <[10]cengles at cox.net>; 'Carguy60'
<[11]sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "[12]detomaso at poca.com" <[13]detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?
>
> Readily available in Sandy Eggo, (Imported from So. of the Border).
> Contact Dan Miller (Classic Mustang) and POCA/SDP member for name,
> number
> and address of contacts.
>
> "Sometimes I think the surest signs that intelligent life
>
> exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried
>
> to contact us!"
>
> Terry W. Himes [cid:4E213040-C2CF-4D73-BFFF-33B922E4588D]
>
> JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
>
> InSight Sequence Team Lead
>
> Rosetta/MEX Sequence Team Lead
>
> Phone: (818) 393-6261
>
> Cell: (818) 653-8213
>
> Fax: (818) 393-3147
>
> [1][14]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
>
> From: DeTomaso <[2][15]detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of
Charles
> Engles <[3][16]cengles at cox.net>
> Date: Sunday, June 28, 2015 5:45 PM
> To: 'Carguy60' <[4][17]sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "[5][18]detomaso at poca.com" <[6][19]detomaso at poca.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock A/C recharge - anyone try Red Tek 12a ?
>
> 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 [[7][20]mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
> Carguy60 via
> DeTomaso
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 7:08 PM
> To: [8][21]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
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