fifty9singlecab Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I have had my Prelude for some time now, It has 198,000 miles on it and here recently when I stop my A/C stops cooling and when I start going down the road it's get cold. It had R-12 in it until last week and I added R-134 because I thought it may have been low. Thanks for all the help, Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crxtacy Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 does the condensor fan come on ? your fans should be blowing when the a/c in ON. Did you mix the r-12 and r-134 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifty9singlecab Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 Yes my fans are blowing and yes I did mix them but the freon I used said it could be mixed with R-12. I had a shade tree mechanic tell me today that a compressor will do that if it has wear and tear on it. My car has 199,000 miles on it. I think I will spend the $150.00 and get a rebuilt one from flea bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Whoooa. Mixing refrigerant is a no-no, period dude. There's a reason they quit putting R12 into cars dude. It's not safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_lude01 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 did you happen to convert the r-12 to r-134a w/ the retro fitting kits that are made for older cars? thats a def. no-no mixing the freons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifty9singlecab Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 Yes I used the change over kit, and I did mix freon. I have a rebuilt compressor coming so I will have 134a only in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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