Hey guys,

I am from Palm Harbor, Florida and now live on the edge of the lovely Mojave Desert in California. It's HOT out here!!!

Anyway, my '87 is in need of a new compressor, and the local shop says the the bill would be $1000 for compressor, drier and EV replacement. They cite about 430 bucks for the compressor(insisting that it would be a new part, not rebuilt) and 4.5 hours labor. This would be using r12. Does this sound like a fair estimate?

Also, this has gotten me wondering about the r134 conversions, but I have read of very few good results with that. My '93 blows very cold out here and I was wondering if using an updated condenser might make a 134 update work well. As I type this I am realising that it might be just as costly now, but down the line might save some trouble.

Thoughts anyone?

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