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where to buy R12
Hi,
Does anyone know where I can buy R12? I am out in California. Thanks. Rene |
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R12
You need to be licensed to buy R12. It is no longer manufactured but you can at times find some old stock on eBay. it is not legal however for them to sell it to you unless you are certified.
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With best regards Al |
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Try old car swap meets. Again not legal but i see cans of r12 at most of them.
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It's easy to get on Ebay - you just need to sign a form that sellers will provide. It gets them off the hook. Technically not legal, but not much of a problem either.
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1984 300Sd 210k Former cars: 1984 300D 445k (!!) (Strider) Original (and not rebuilt) engine and transmission. Currently running on V80 ( 80% vegetable oil, 20% petroleum products). Actually not, taking a WVO break. 1993 300d 2.5 275k. Current 120/day commuter 1981 300SD 188k (Hans) Killed by a deer |
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"Not Legal" Three times... without mentioning how simple and cheap it is to make the guy Legal ?
This has been discussed well in the archives... you can take an online OPEN BOOK test , send in about $20 and get your license.. search for 608 or 609 ... the number of the test ( one is mobile one structural or something like that ) PRESTO !!!! You are then LEGAL !!! |
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legal and liable...
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Around here, Napa still carries it. Very expensive and you can tell the cans have been sitting a while.
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"legal and liable"
What does that mean ? If you own a car you are those two things already. |
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Got my mechanic to use his license info for me to buy a few cans off of Ebay. He pays $25 can when he gets it and was glad for me to buy my own........He also indicated the license is just a tax as any moron could complete a open book test.......
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The license may be a small tax, but the open book test is simply a test to let you know the affects of letting freon into the air. It's not a test of your ability to do AC work. Many parts houses can get you the test booklet for free, you only pay when you submit it for the license. It is recommened reading.
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85 300CD 83 300TD 78 240D (daughter) |
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HERE is the test online! |
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Took the test while half asleep, got my cert. Buy R12 at Checker (Kragen/Shucks) for $16-$18 a can.
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1984 300D Turbo - 4-speed manual conversion, mid-level resto 1983 300D - parts car 1979 300TD Auto - Parts car. 1985 300D Auto - Wrecked/Parts. ========================= "If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there". Lewis Carrol |
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You can use a R-12 replacement called Freeze 12. I have used it before and it is colder than R-12 and 134a. They have a site freeze12.com.
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Thanks.....I'll try the test and have my own certificate.......
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Eric Boyles 1980 450SL |
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Freeze 12
You need the certificate to buy Freeze12 too. I got mine for that reason. The only thing that is certificate free is R134. (Maybe something else called Envirosafe). Freeze12 is part R134 part something else. I tried it on my old 92 Saab 900 and but had issues with the expansion valve. I have to evacuate the system when replacing the valve and used R134 instead. I made sure I only filled it to 75% of capacity. I was getting 20degrees from the vent in a Texas summer (this was a convertible too). As long as the tempreture didnt go over 100, the A/C was ice cold with R134.
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