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I've got a few cans of R12, they were 20$/each. Originally bought them for the SD.
I use the ES-12A in the 190E because I'm cheap and there was a leak for a while. So far I've had this ES-12A stuff in for more than a year and its still cold. I mean 34F at the center vent (80F ambient) is good enough by me.
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I popped a bottle of wallyworld stove propane in mine a month ago and am a VERY happy camper! It sucked it in in about a minute or two. Ive been wanting to do this for a few years and finally thought oh what the hell and now I am SOLD 100%. it gets colder quicker and the head pressure is a lot lower!.....I have used freeze 12 also in the past and give that one a thumbs up. If your a cheapo/rebel like me and a dupont conspiracy theorist then the propane is the best stick it up yer butt, i've seen in a long time LOL......its almost as much fun as burning 100% two stroke oil in my SDL at 50cents a quart when its on sale!
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I was talking with Hit Man X earlier about the main air flap maybe not working properly. I tore into the area today and found that it stays shut no matter what mode I have it set for. I've yet to find my MityVac but when I do I'll confirm that the pods are dead.
So the question now is how much does defective pods diminish my cooling capacity? Is 56-58F at the center vents on low fan speed acceptable for a W126? I know that its not quite fair to compare the center vent reading on my 190E to the 420SEL because the 190E's evaporator is right on the other side of the center vents and the 420's is elsewhere. I found this in the FSM that might be helpful for others:
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My high side pressure is only about 160-180 or so which is on the lower side of the scale for that ambient temperature.
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Disconnect the arms from the pods and wedge the door open. You will then be recirculating the cooled air making it colder in the cabin as opposed to cooling ambient air.
This is also causing a vac leak under the hood. So once you repair the system, recheck your CO. Replacing the three on behind the glovebox/air bag area are super easy. The PITA is the center vent pod which is linked to the defroster. Took me a few hours do R&R on my 300SD.
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Eric what do you get at the vent when its 80F out?
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I will try to drive 300SELol today and check for you. This car is on R12, fully charged, rebuilt+resealed system, working aux fans, etc. It certainly feels cooler than mid 50F area.
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So I just did some testing on my car today. 95*F out, about 30% RH. Low side at 1200 rpm was 33 PSI. I didn't hook up the high side but it was over 250 since the aux fans were running. Vent temps were about 70*F... kind of meager. The FSM says I should be getting 57*F vent temp, with 21 PSI on the low side and 237 on the high side.
I am running a mix of propane / isobutane for testing. Seems the test is failing. Is it possible I over charged the system? The suction side line is cool to the touch. -J
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I've noticed the low side pressure seems to move around a lot... like the TX valve is sticking? I got a video of it:
350 SDL AC pressure - YouTube Any thoughts? -J
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I sure hope it's okay. I just replaced the compressor on my E420 and that fluctuation on the low side is exactly what mine is doing, except it was 100 degrees out and the low bounced from 50 to 55 psi at the same frequency as your video. I am getting cool air out of the vents.
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The air from my vents is cool too... not cold. It was about 85* out when I took that video.
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I am at a disadvantage because the high pressure connector on my manifold gauge set broke while I was refilling the system and all I have right now is the low side reading. This is the second set of gauges that had the high side break. I guess you get what you pay for with these cheap Chinese products. Using it maybe once a year is difficult to justify buying a good set for $300 but I am almost there. I hope the fluctuation on the low side is normal.
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ATD-3688 - R134a/R12 Air Conditioning Brass Manifold Gauge Set - ATD Tools, Inc. I haven't had any leaks or breaks with it.
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