Greasemonkey
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- City, State
- Fullerton, California
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1992 XLT
I have a 1992 ford explorer for which the air conditioner has stopped working. The same thing happened in 2003 and I just got it recharged with R12 and it ran for about three or four years until the freon gradually leaked out again. I am guessing it just needs to be recharged.
My question, should I just recharge it with R12 (quotes range from $60 to $100 a pound, and it takes around 1.75 pounds, plus around $40 labor), or should I convert to R134 (quotes range from $130 to $330, depending on whether they change the accumulator or not and how much they are ripping me off)? I guess the cheapest conversion kit which is just new adapter fittings and maybe a few O-rings runs around $30, plus maybe $25 a pound for R134.
Has anyone converted, and were you satisfied with the results, or would you have left it R12 if you had it to do over again? And how much did it cost you, and what did they do for the money?
My question, should I just recharge it with R12 (quotes range from $60 to $100 a pound, and it takes around 1.75 pounds, plus around $40 labor), or should I convert to R134 (quotes range from $130 to $330, depending on whether they change the accumulator or not and how much they are ripping me off)? I guess the cheapest conversion kit which is just new adapter fittings and maybe a few O-rings runs around $30, plus maybe $25 a pound for R134.
Has anyone converted, and were you satisfied with the results, or would you have left it R12 if you had it to do over again? And how much did it cost you, and what did they do for the money?