R12
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unrestored72Z
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My car uses R12 but I still have a couple of cans if I ever have the need for it.
gutted72
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That stuff is hard to find, so if you have some you better keep it.
I had a shop call me for some, told him I had 12 cans and gave him a price, he never called back. Guess he didn't need it that bad.
I had a shop call me for some, told him I had 12 cans and gave him a price, he never called back. Guess he didn't need it that bad.
Those with cans of R12 NEED TO CHECK THEM to see if they are the same weight they used to be! I bought the last case we had before it was outlawed. When I moved the case around, I noticed it was lighter than it used to be. I opened it and discovered that most of the intact cans were empty. Some still had an ounce or two in them.
Apparently the seals on the cans seeped over time. Which was never and issue back then, but when they sit in a closet for 20+ years, it can be.
Enjoy!
FS87LT
Apparently the seals on the cans seeped over time. Which was never and issue back then, but when they sit in a closet for 20+ years, it can be.
Enjoy!
FS87LT
It's not actually "outlawed".
It just isn't produced in this country any more.
I have an EPA 609 certificate so I can legally buy it.
People selling it on ebay ($$$) are supposed to only sell to to certified techs but they usually don't check.
I just looked.... Not allowed to sell R12 on ebay anymore but there are still listings for it.
It just isn't produced in this country any more.
I have an EPA 609 certificate so I can legally buy it.
People selling it on ebay ($$$) are supposed to only sell to to certified techs but they usually don't check.
I just looked.... Not allowed to sell R12 on ebay anymore but there are still listings for it.
As I recall, it was illegal to bring R12 into the USA. Some were taking some factory LNG pickups (which had three "holders" laid-in cross ways in the rear frame, where the spare tire would normally be) and filling some of the LNG tubes with R12 from Mexico. Holding similar penalties to importing assault rifles into the USA, when they were banned.
There was also dialogue about how the imported R12 would harm the a/c system's metal guts, too.
As things progressed (in the early days of R-134a), R12 was taxed heavily. I remember the certifications to buy it, too. When it was a "big deal" of sorts.
As much as some desired to completely eliminate R12 use, it was pointed out that to do so would compromise medicine storage in poor countries. Where R12 was used for refrigeration of such medicines.
A different world now . . .
FS87LT
There was also dialogue about how the imported R12 would harm the a/c system's metal guts, too.
As things progressed (in the early days of R-134a), R12 was taxed heavily. I remember the certifications to buy it, too. When it was a "big deal" of sorts.
As much as some desired to completely eliminate R12 use, it was pointed out that to do so would compromise medicine storage in poor countries. Where R12 was used for refrigeration of such medicines.
A different world now . . .
FS87LT
