Good to know, Kaleb. Thanks! A couple of comments/observations:
I ran the car this morning, and while it’s not really that hot yet, I occurred to me that the cooling system works so well that I have never had it get hot enough to trigger the auxiliary fans. They do work, as shorting the switch at the thermostat housing or receiver/dryer will both cause them to come on, so I know they’re working. Is it possible that the refrigerant isn’t getting to a high enough pressure to cause the fans to come on? Or maybe my pressure switch is bad? I am going to jumper the system so the aux fans are on all the time and see how things work. This would give me a good idea as far as understanding whether or not I’m not getting enough air through the condenser or my pressures aren’t right/pressure switch is bad. I need to do some research to see what the pressure switch is supposed to trigger at. The Duracool is pretty expensive relative to R134a. A case of 12 cans is $88, where a case of R134a is about $50-$60. That being said, if it’s more efficient the difference could be worthwhile in my climate. We’ve had some days this week after the storm with dew points above 75, which is almost unheard of. Talk about supersaturated air…. Dan > On Jun 12, 2016, at 9:54 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I have also used Duracool in a few cars. I do not really use blends anymore > because if you have even the slightest leak somewhere the different > components of the blend leak at different rates and one will leak more than > others and even though it may be technically charged the blend is off and it > does not cool. You them have to recover or probably illegally vent the rest > and charge it from scratch. If it's just s single refrigerant and not a blend > you can top it off if you have a small leak. Plus if this stuff is $26 a can > with shipping you can find r12 cheaper than that. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 12, 2016, at 6:49 AM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Dan, >> Try the DuraCool. I used it in my 1983 300D for a few years. It cools great, >> less load on the engine, didn't need to do any flush and new oil stuff, etc. >> >> >> https://www.amazon.com/Dura-Cool-F006-Duracool-R134A-Replacement/dp/B01315BOV4/175-7554042-7502301?ie=UTF8&SubscriptionId=AKIAIKBZ7IH7LXTW3ARA&ascsubtag=575d4b4d48308f2af42d367b&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01315BOV4&linkCode=xm2&tag=wwwbookcompar-20 >> >> >> >> Best Wishes, >> Roger >> Roger Hale >> Dinnerware Classics, Inc. >> Monroe, Ga. >> 770-267-0850 >> www.dinnerwareclassics.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
