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> On Jun 2, 2018, at 12:36 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Secret message to Kaleb - I have a stash of virgin R12 that I'll sell you - > - - I'll even throw in a 5 ton R22 compressor unit! > > On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 12:22 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Well I recovered it. I charged 2.25 lbs and recovered 1.78, so lost a bit >> in the test. The machine itself could also be leaking or the holding tank >> valves. Anyway, I think this is what I’m going to do. I did another sniffer >> test and before the connections around the drier set it off. Heck even >> getting it close to the condenser set it off. I’m think I was maybe getting >> some false positives as the book for the tester says if it’s not used in a >> long time the sensor can get moisture which can cause false readings, and >> to let it run a while to dry it out. I sniffed it again after it had been >> in a static state for a while and it did not go off around the drier but >> did go off when around the big hose coming off the compressor, and went off >> all around the compressor. So I think my plan is going to be to just go >> ahead and convert it to r134. I know it won’t cool as good but if I am >> going to have to take everything apart anyway I might as well just convert >> it and use what little r12 I have left for cars who’s systems are working >> but may just need to be topped off every few years or so. If it’s got to be >> taken apart, convert. I really don’t like messing with any of the >> alternative refrigerants either. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jun 2, 2018, at 12:07 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I would. >>> >>> When I’ve had a questionable system I pull a vacuum for maybe 30-45 >> minutes then wait a day to see if it’s still got a vacuum. That’s mainly >> because I don’t have a recovery system, and I don’t want to lose the charge. >>> >>> -D >>> >>> >>>> On Jun 2, 2018, at 1:01 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Maybe I should recover it then pull a vacuum and leave it till tomorrow >> then see where it’s at? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jun 2, 2018, at 11:58 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Your test was too short for the slow slow leak of barrier hoses. >>>>> -- >>>>> Max Dillon >>>>> Charleston SC >>>>> '87 300TD >>>>> '95 E300 >>>>> >>>>>> On June 2, 2018 12:56:15 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> Would it system silk hold a vacuum though? >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 2, 2018, at 11:45 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Not barrier hoses, so they’re probably all leaking out anyway. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -D >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jun 2, 2018, at 12:41 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Recover the R12, replace all the O-rings, full with nitrogen and a >>>>>> little R134 and check for leaks. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Don't you have like 300 pounds of R134? Sacrifice that stuff. >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Max Dillon >>>>>>>> Charleston SC >>>>>>>> '87 300TD >>>>>>>> '95 E300 >>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>> 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 >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > 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
