Thread: R12 to R134A
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Old 10-21-2003, 08:51 AM
Kestas Kestas is offline
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Originally posted by Habanero
I am not trying to stir up what seem to be heated opinions (pardon the pun), but I have always worried about the safety of flammable refrigerants in a diesel vehicle. There probably isn't enough refrigerant in the system to worry about, but I always wondered if a catastrophic leak would create a runaway engine scenario. I have heard of caterpillars hitting propane lines which fed the engine too much fuel, thus blowing the engine. Anybody think this would be a valid worry on our vehicles?
It would have to be a catastrophic and perfect scenario. I'm more worried about the 20 gallons of flammable fuel in the tank than the 12 ounces of flammable refrigerant under the hood.
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