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Originally Posted by jbach36
1) What's your take on this scenario? Anyone from the south here who has a Benz that cools well in this August heat?
2) Who made the a/c units for Benz? I heard they were American made AC Delco.
3) Where were the a/c's put on the cars? I talked to one guy who swore that any a/c units, were added on to the car when it arrived in the US, zero were put on in the factory, a claim I doubt.
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1) Whole bunch of members from Florida to Texas enjoying straight R-12. Make sure your clutch and auxiliary fans are working.
2) Mid-70s to early-80s MB used a Chrysler designed automatic climate control system. Many used GM compressors through 1985. Mostly Bosch systems with Nipponsdenso compressors since.
3) That might have been true through the early-70s. Probably continued into the mid-70s for W115s. Into the 80s for gray market and private imports.
I don't think it's fair to say that the AC system is inadequate by design. Otherwise, no one would pay $40-80K for these cars when new, and I'm sure a good number were sold new wherever you are. 20-30 years later there is an accumulation of dirt on the condensers and evaporators that significantly reduces the AC systems' ability to cool. Check the AC sticky thread for some ideas.
It's up to you whether to post again that your mechanic mixed R-12 and R-134a. You probably won't get any useful discussion if that's your opening line
Sixto
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