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Originally Posted by aklim
I have seen a mechanic cool beer by spraying R12 on it back in the day but what is the issue with him venting it? If there is no combustion going on in an enclosed area, what do you see as the issue?
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You are correct Aklim, but this guy was venting a large amount of R12 in the engine compartment of a running vehicle, where it could be drawn in and burned by the engine.
Your story about the beer gave me a good chuckle, I also saw an oldtimer use Freon to chill a seized sparkplug so he wouldn't ruin the threads in the cylinder head when he removed it. Nowadays they sell a special can of stuff for that purpose.
The guy was fired two weeks later for not putting the oil filter on a VW Rabbit truck diesel during a lof service. He started the engine and it locked up as he kept flooring it trying to get the oil pressure light to go out. Meanwhile we were yelling at him to shut it off, as we watched a puddle of oil form under the car and also noticed the new oil filter still sitting on the lift arm where he left it.