1MoorTym

Who's converted their AC to 134?

Whats involved, does it work any better than R12?

I just put a new engine in my car and since the A/C is empty I thought I might go with R134, but want to know if its worth doing or should I stay with R12.

Midnite 88

I don't know about the Corvette A/C system but, I did a conversion on an '84 Trans-Am and it was just as good as the R-12.

I had a compressor go bad on me so I flushed the system, put in a new orafice tube, replaced all the seals, pulled a vacuum on it and charged it with the oil and 134-A that comes with the kit and I was in business.

Any thing besides open windows here in Florida is an improvement. Mine worked fine to me.

Marcho Polo

I converted my '85 about a year and a half ago. I needed a new compressor, so when I swapped it out I bought the 134 kit for $40 from the parts store. I didn't even pull a vacuum on the system and it turned out great. Temps at the outlets were high 40's when the air was in the 90's outside. Worked great.

Lloyd Smale

see your mechanic there are new freon replacements better and cheaper then the 134 conversion!

vettenuts

Lloyd, I looked into this as my daughter's A/C just bit the dust. I ever called the manufacturers. They are not doing this anywhere near my home. I was told that they are reluctant since they have to have another evacuation system (R-12, R-134, R-12 replacement) and the shops don't want the expense. They look real good from what I have read though.