Jeez maneeze! Just because I disagree with you on R12, you are laying it down hard.

I did not realize you had to evacuate the system after a blown expansion valve and a bad compressor hose. Wow!! I learn something new every day.

(think of the logic - of course the system was EMPTY! Blow expansion valves and bad compressor hoses lead to EMPTY SYSTEMS! But when I did do the compressor, I did have the R132 recovered professionally first. In fact, my new mechanic did it for free - he did not want the stuff floating around in the air!)

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Henry Bofinger
1989 560 SEL (black/black)
2001 Audi TT Roadster (silver/grey)