I got another cylinder of 12 in stock, now I gotta flush out my lines and condenser and replace that compressor and get some real cooling. man I miss working A/C
I also need to get some customers who live nearby and get some $$ for fixing their a/c!

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Wish I was in the area - I need a charge.....

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Current Mercedes
1979 maple yellow 240D 4-speed

Gone and fondly remembered:
1980 orient red 240D 4-speed

Gone and NOT fondly remembered:
1982 Chna Blue 300TD

Other car in the stable:
2013 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI / 6-speed MT

How much they getting for 30# cylinders these days?

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1984 300SD Turbo Diesel 150,000 miles

OBK member #23

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... approx 850 wholesale... I did some work to get my bottle...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Define Nearby......

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NC Benz
Fuquay-Varina, NC
1979 300D
1983 300D Turbo 260,000 Miles
1984 300D Turbo 345,000 Miles (sons car)
OBK #31
1998 Ford Expedition 5.4l (fer Haulin'!) 145,000
1973 19' SeaRay with 115 Mercury TOWER OF POWER!
Club Car Golf Cart 36V
Ex toys:
1967 Mustang 289 (First Car)
Fiat 124TC
1975 Honda CVCC
1980 Audi 5000 Turbo

I am about 2 hours from you and would love to have functional A/C. I have a Euro TD with manual controls. It came from the factory with A/C, but it is not blowing cold right now. When I turn the wheel I hear something different happening from the engine, but definitely no cold air. Is there an easy way to test the compressor? I might just have to come visit!

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1985 Euro 300TD Turbo

close enough to stay with the car for about 4 hours while testing and servicing is done and still make it home for dinner time... or a hotel stay if you are really desperate for quality R12 a/c work.

there is no POSITIVE sure fire way to test a compressor that is easy.
a simple test to eliminate a seized compressor is to grasp the center clutch mechanism and see if it turns freely. not the belt section of the clutch but the center part on the end.
the only way to positively test a compressor is to pop it loose and inspect it for debris, then get the correct amount of oil in the system and see what kind of pressures it builds with the correct volume of refrigerant in a clean system.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

i wonder why the crazy price in the US and who is collecting the difference,when i was working outside the US not all that long ago it was about $140 for 30lb can and the price dropped a bit during the time i was there as the counter guy said the demand was dropping off as people with old cars didnt fix their a/c Don

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Red Green "This is only temporary,Unless it works!"

97 E300D 157000 miles
87 300TD ?141k? miles

The "Crazy" price is reflective of the laws that have been enacted that place a very high tax on the use of R-12 in the U.S. because it breaks down the ozone layer in the atmosphere. Hence the reason we all have to wear sunblock now as opposed to when I was a kid and we never even thought of it.

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1983 Mercedes 300CD Turbo- 199,370 miles - Lapis Blau
1974 Mercedes 240D - 186,445 miles - Aqua Blau
1982 Volvo 244GL Diesel wagon - 168,956 miles - to be sold
1994 Chevy G30 6.5 Diesel "short bus" converted for camping, painted red white & blue & white stars 78,956 miles
JD F935 diesel front mower

um, are you serious?
the true reason for the CFC phaseout is dupont needed a new revenue cash cow. the patents expired on dupont's freon approximatly the same time as the cfc's became unlawfull to manufacture... cooinkidink?

the ozone layer hole centered over the pole of antartica was discovered 8 years before freon was invented...

volcano activity and sun/weather activity are the reason for it and your sunblock addiction. which was just as important in the 30's as it is now... just fewer commercials asking you to buy it.

oh, and yesterday's asking wholesale price on 30Lb r12 cylinder was... 1423.00 NF!@#!W!!!!

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Wait until this Fall to stock up. Prices always peak this time of year.

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