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by HotFatBoy
Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:07 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: 92 Honda Accord Wagon R134A Conversion
Replies: 6
Views: 9256

Re: 92 Honda Accord Wagon R134A Conversion

Well, JohnHere, that is my understanding as well, that an R12 system that has been converted to R134A won't cool as well. It doubly concerns me since my impression is that the Honda A/Cs of that vintage didn't cool as well as the American Big 3 manufacturers A/Cs, and triply concerns me since this c...
by HotFatBoy
Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:14 am
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: 92 Honda Accord Wagon R134A Conversion
Replies: 6
Views: 9256

Re: 92 Honda Accord Wagon R134A Conversion

Thanks JohnHere. That was my plan but I called dozens of shops and none of them have the equipment any more to service R-12. Honda can't do it. I found a mechanic who had a few cans of R12 in his home shop, and I had a few in mine, and we were able to find the most egregious leak inititally (schrade...
by HotFatBoy
Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:10 am
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: 92 Honda Accord Wagon R134A Conversion
Replies: 6
Views: 9256

92 Honda Accord Wagon R134A Conversion

I have mom's 92 Accord station wagon with 63,000 original miles. Car is in pretty good shape, except A/C doesn't work. I had R12 put in it a couple of years ago and it cooled well, until it leaked out. It was blowing 38F from the vents but it was dark and about 70 degrees when we finished at a guys ...