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2026 Update, Everything is still chilly :) oh and 65,000 views..holy cow !

2025 Update, Still blowing frosty cold !

June 2024 Update.. I just replaced the compressor, I'm still using R12a and chilling out ! I also checked.. this thread has over 45,000 views now wow !

I went to get my 85'FJ Smogged here in Vegas and the darned smog pump sized up in my driveway. I'm sending my pump off to B-Z Rebuilders and I'll let you all know how it goes. >> Update I sent of my '60 SMOG Pump to get rebuilt by B-Z Re-builders in Caonoga Park CA. They turned it around in...

Wow, I just check the other day.. this thread has 30,000 + Views !

Thanks John.. you were next on my list..

Hey Mudders.. I'm in a bit of pickle. I was evacuating my R12 System when the vacuum pump lost power. It was unattended at the time and an unknown volume of the Mineral Oil Lube for the pump got sucked into the FJ's AC system.... UGGG ! So I do not have a reference to know how much oil was in...

That gizmo is for R-410 which is for fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerant systems. I would not use it with hydrocarbon refrigerants.

Spook: Absolutely agree about NO liquid charge into the low (suction side) while the compressor is running. However it is safe and recommended from both Envirosafe and Duracool to charge the coolant in a liquid state (Upside Down Can) into the suction side while the compressor is off and then...

All of this sounds very reasonable... I am not a professional by any means so good luck. I even went to their web page and looked at the oil checkers they have. I might have to start using those. Mark

I recall when I did mine 10 years ago I got so mad that I grabbed my swazall and an 18” blade and cut the old PS Pump off and chucked it down the driveway. Shaved the bolts and things were good. I would not do that now. I would get the old one rebuilt. Parts are getting scarce.

Wish you luck. A 30LB tank will last a long time. I have not needed a top-up since I converted in 2018. This last weekend it got 100F in Vegas. I was getting 40F vent temps with the outside air coming in. Humidity was 10%. Freeway speeds.

Duracool and other Hydrocarbon based refrigerants are based on a purified propane and isobutane mix. The molecules are larger and the need to repair a small leak goes down. I would get a manifold set for R12 on Ebay and Beg / Borrow / Buy a vacuum pump. Pull a vacuum and see if the system...

You can charge a system under vacuum with a hydrocarbon refrigerant such as RedTek or Envirosafe. If you have pulled a vacuum on your system because it was opened to the atmosphere for repair, it is recommended that a liquid charge (upside down can) to the suction (low) side of the...

Glad it worked for you ! Holy Smokes... this thread has had 10,000 views WOW !