a/c problem

[michael cole]

both of my 124 wagons,90 300te and 87 tdt have pooched a/c.the 90 finally gave up the ghost this winter after 15 seasons of service,the 87 i bought last year with a/c inop.both of these cars are r12 i assume as all the components look original.in canada r12 is now banned so it looks like major bucks to get going again.im not even sure if i can get the system diagnosed with r12 in there.from what i understand from other posting here the r134 conversion is not a good solution. anyone on the forum running bootleg r12 into canada ? or know of a good a/c shop in buffalo or niagara falls