On 6/19/07, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is why they are banned -- minor rear-ender turns into a window > > removing blast. > > But that is, of course, not why a consortium of industries > pushed for the ban. FUD is alive and well in our legislative > arena. I do not believe that there is a particularly high risk > associated with an HC refrigerant. As has been proven, R12 > systems were actually quite flammable, and let us not discount > experiences with propane-powered vehicles, and highly-pressurized > gasoline systems. (FI systems.) Propane et al. are not even > particularly flammable except in a rather narrow range of > fuel/air ratios. Unlike gasoline. >
HC refrigerants are legal in Canada and Australia and probably lots of other places, too... not just legal, in fact, but the approved replacement for R12. I think if cars were detonating like Pintos in every minor fender-bender in those places, we'd hear about it. Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo '93 Isuzu Trooper '86 Lincoln Mark VII LSC _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
