<VV> A/C Question

[shortle]

Hi Bob, Certainly DO NOT let the refrigerant leak out (as Jim suggests) as not is it  only illegal but R12 (Freon or dichlorodifloromethane) is a very scarce and valuable commodity thanks to the Montreal Protocol Act of 1988 and to the efforts of people like Al Gore. And once it's gone it's gone.The stuff boils (becomes gaseous) at 22 degrees F below 0. There are many  proper auto repair shops that would be more than happy to properly recycle the refrigerant and resell it and would probably be willing to do it free of charge. Right now I am charging $50 per pound for new R12 and have not been turned down once this summer by customers who own cars 1992 and older and want their A/C to work properly. And your Corvair holds 5 pounds! As you know there is more than enough hoses to just lay the compressor over to the side while you are working on the car. By the way what year and model is your A/C Corvair?
Timothy Shortle in (hot) Durango Colorado 

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>From: Bob Gilbert <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>
>Sent: Aug 8, 2009 10:17 PM
>To: 'FrankCB' <frankcb at aol.com>, 'Jim Houston' <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>, 'Virtual Vairs' <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: Re: <VV> A/C  Question
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>Hi Frank,
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>Thanks for the advice.
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>The system is intact (as far as I know) and I just moved the compressor as
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>Bob
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>From: FrankCB [mailto:frankcb at aol.com] 
>Sent: August-08-09 8:53 PM
>To: Jim Houston; Bob Gilbert; Virtual Vairs
>Subject: Re: <VV> A/C Question
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>Jim,
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>     The only way to keep out air and the accompanying moisture is to open
>up the system in a perfect vacuum!  Otherwise, when the system is restored,
>it has to undergo a long period of time at near perfect vacuum using a
>special A/C vacuum pump to make sure ALL the air/water vapor is removed
>BEFORE adding any refrigerant.  If your system has any pressure in it, I'd
>advise NOT opening it up to the air.
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>     Frank "needs A/C" Burkhard
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>In a message dated 08/08/09 11:16:46 Eastern Daylight Time,
>jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com writes:
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>Be careful if the system is still pressurized!  Crack one of the lines 
>and slowly loosen it -- if it starts hissing, look around and make sure 
>there aren't any EPA Nazis around and let it leak out...  when all the 
>pressure is gone, undo the hoses.  NOTE: SEAL THE ENDS OF THE HOSES - 
>TAPE, PLUGS, WHATEVER -- YOU DO NOT WANT AIR AND MOISTURE TO GET INTO 
>THE SYSTEM WHILE IT'S DISCONNECTED!!!!  Do the same to the 
>compressor...  If you let the system depressurize slowly, you won't blow 
>all of the oil out... 
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>Jim Houston 
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