If it is leaking, that is the first priority. I cannot see throwing good hydro/fluorocarbons after bad. Either the system is 100% functional or I boot it off the car. 85td AC has always been prettly reliable.
Still blowing fairly cold this AM, but ambient was 58. Compressor engages fine. Not sure it disengages, but I will have Herbert check it out while he looks for leaks. Fan has never come on that I have heard. On May 25, 2017 6:39 PM, "Jim Cathey via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Butane and propane are fully miscible with Freon, and mineral oil. It's > fine to top off an R12 system with HC. Decision matrix: > > A: If it's not leaking, I don't need to top it off. No problem. > B: It it were leaking and if I were not to fix it, the rest of the R12 > would leak out in time. No (legal) problem. > C: If it were leaking and I fixed it officially, no more R12 would be > lost. No problem. > D: If it were leaking and I top it off with HC, no more R12 than in case B > would be lost. No problem. > > The Law, in this case, is an overreactive ass. > > -- Jim > _______________________________________ > 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
