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Originally Posted by CWW
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I did a lot of homework before deciding to go the hydrocarbon route and finally decided all the hype was basically scare-tactics. Remember, R134a is only made by one company, Dow Chemical, and they have plenty of muscle to scare folks with. Hydrocarbon refrigerant is widely used, throughout the world. Plus, adding 12oz. of flamable stuff to a car already carrying a hundred pounds or more of REALLY flamable stuff (gasoline) seems like a pretty low risk.
The bottom line is that it's cheap and works really well, even improving the AC in my Chrysler that came from the factory with R134a. Vent temp with R134a was high 40s to low 50s, now it's mid to high 30s.