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Postby dannysebxr6 » August 28th, 2011, 2:37 pm

Hi guys,

i know this sounds stupid but my car doesnt say what a/c gas it uses does anyone know what it would have? Its a 1992 EBII sxr6 and i tried regassing it at work but the high pressure coupling leaked while regassing.
Do they have a special regassing coupling for these model fords?

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Re: A/c gas

Postby EBOOST » August 28th, 2011, 2:59 pm

92 id say it would be r12 which u need a special licence for or it may even be gone now.
u have to get it converted or just get r134a connectors.
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Re: A/c gas

Postby Troutman » August 28th, 2011, 3:00 pm

The '93 ED introduced CFC-free R134a refrigerant in place of the old R12. However, I expect all older models would have been converted to R134a by now. If yours hasn't been converted you'd need to do so. To my knowledge you can't get R12 any more.
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Re: A/c gas

Postby XR_Lightning » August 28th, 2011, 3:01 pm

nope, no special couplings, they are just the same as all other cars are and they take R134a gas like all modern cars do now, some older cars would still have R12 gas, but its illegal now because its an ozone depleting substance, id be checking the couplings on your A/C service machine and the schrader valves in the A/C service ports on your car, or perhaps the taps wernt secure/tightened properly when you had the machine connected
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Re: A/c gas

Postby dannysebxr6 » August 29th, 2011, 8:47 pm

thanks guys.

ive noticed on the way home tonight that my a/c & heater panel says CFC FREE so im assuming this is r134a?

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A/c gas

Postby apoc » August 29th, 2011, 8:49 pm

I regassed mine with LPG lol, works good.
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Re: A/c gas

Postby XR_Lightning » August 29th, 2011, 8:55 pm

dannysebxr6 wrote:thanks guys.

ive noticed on the way home tonight that my a/c & heater panel says CFC FREE so im assuming this is r134a?

thanks
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yes it is, my EBII also had that and took R134a, didnt have an stickers indicating that a R134a system had been retrofitted, and it was my families car since new
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Re: A/c gas

Postby XR_Lightning » August 29th, 2011, 8:55 pm

apoc wrote:I regassed mine with LPG lol, works good.


it actually does work pretty good, damn cold aswell! :)
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