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air conditioning r12 or r134?

Old 07-07-2003, 05:55 PM
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Default air conditioning r12 or r134?

could someone PLEASE tell me if i have r134 that would be great. my air sux... and its been 90 out..... i have no desire to drop the coinage on changing the system over, im still trying to save up to replace my tourque converter.


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Originally Posted by 94bonnyV
could someone PLEASE tell me if i have r134 that would be great. my air sux... and its been 90 out [...]
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I _think_ you've got R134a in there. My '93 uses R12, and I have some recollection of hearing that '93 was the last year for that.

There should be a sticker somewhere under the hood that states which refrigerant was used. The connectors are different, too, so a knowledgeable A/C guy can just look at those to tell you which refrigerant you have.
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R-12 has threads on the fittings and R-134a has snap-on fittings.
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