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| Re: [GMCnet] non-GMC- old car AC - duracool [message #212058 is a reply to message #211931] |
Mon, 24 June 2013 12:09   |
Monte Jestes
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I hope this is not hijacking the thread but:
I have a 2003 Suburban that I had the AC System flushed, new compressor, dryer and valve. About a month later it quit cooling. The expansion valve has a substance that looks like whipped vasaline. If You touch the stuff it literally disappears
My AC shop calls it "Black Death" and says there is NOTHING that can be done without replacing EVERYTHING in the system.
Know one else knows what he is talking about but the system will not keep working because the stuff cloggs the expansion valve.
Will Duracool work , do You all think?
Monte in OKla.
Monte in Okla
76 Birchaven 23
77 Eleganza 26 (under complete restoration)
75 Eleganza 26 almost completely redone
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| Re: [GMCnet] non-GMC- old car AC - duracool [message #212064 is a reply to message #212058] |
Mon, 24 June 2013 14:15 |
roy1
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I would say it wasn't flushed properly .i assume you went from r12 to 134a? At the very least you will need to do a thorough Job of flushing and cleaning the entire system and installing a new dryer if you don't want to replace all the contaminated parts. Then you can use the dura cool with new oil.
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook
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| Re: [GMCnet] non-GMC- old car AC - duracool [message #212066 is a reply to message #212039] |
Mon, 24 June 2013 14:28 |
C Boyd
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Last I bought was here.
http://www.duracool.com/ecom/shoppingcart.html
| Les Burt wrote on Mon, 24 June 2013 10:33 |
Only problem is that us Canadian folk don't like the price we have to pay for Duracool. I see it in canadian Walmarts for approx $15 - $16 a can. I have also seen it in a few auto parts with a price tag over $22 a can.
I need to find a US supplier with a decent price that is willing to ship to NY.
Les Burt
Montreal
On 2013-06-24, at 7:09 AM, dave silva <admin@oldrv.net> wrote:
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> Joe Weir wrote on Mon, 24 June 2013 04:57
>> Our Gubment, it its infinite wisdom, says duracool is bad, and it is illegal to put it into motor vehicles:
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>> http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/refrigerants/hc-12a.html
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> Exactly, that's why only our Canadian, Australian and European members would actually use the stuff. For the rest of us it is a purely theoretical discussion for academic purposes.
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> Thanks you for participating.
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| Re: non-GMC- old car AC - duracool [message #212102 is a reply to message #211831] |
Mon, 24 June 2013 18:08 |
kingd
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I have a Canadian market year 2000 GMC Yukon XL "new body style"
(for the year 2000) The under hood label says the A/C came with R-134A so I would be surprised if a year 2003 Suburban for the U.S. market had R-12.
My 1999 Plymouth Mini van has R-134A (eh)
DAVE KING
lurker, wannabe
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Re: non-GMC- old car AC - duracool [message #212171 is a reply to message #212107] |
Tue, 25 June 2013 09:57 |
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| SeanKidd wrote on Mon, 24 June 2013 19:08 |
I want to charge my a/c with duracool, all I have is a 134 fill kit, what do I need to complete the task? What are 134 fill adapters and where can I find them?
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Last year i bought a case of duracool and serviced three modern R134 vehicles with no problems. The duracool cans thread in to the R134 connectors from autozone/ advance
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: [GMCnet] non-GMC- old car AC - duracool [message #212281 is a reply to message #212171] |
Wed, 26 June 2013 06:44 |
Steven Ferguson
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Dave,
Same here. All I did with the 134 system is bleed off the 124, then add
Duracool. I had to go to more pressure on the low side that Emery
recommends, but man, that AC blew cold. So cold in fact, that the
evaporator would freeze over. Had to add a touch more to prevent this.
The '55 Chevy I am finishing has an aftermarket AC system and I just
charged it with Duracool (Hc12a) and even in 90 plus temps, it blows quite
cold. (49 deg).
Steve F.
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 7:57 AM, dave silva <admin@oldrv.net> wrote:
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> SeanKidd wrote on Mon, 24 June 2013 19:08
> > I want to charge my a/c with duracool, all I have is a 134 fill kit,
> what do I need to complete the task? What are 134 fill adapters and where
> can I find them?
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> Last year i bought a case of duracool and serviced three modern R134
> vehicles with no problems. The duracool cans thread in to the R134
> connectors from autozone/ advance
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| Duracool din't fix it [message #212416 is a reply to message #211831] |
Wed, 26 June 2013 20:06 |
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I vacuumed it out and added duracool, The esystems did not come on so i jumpered the clutch. THe compressor seemed to be doing it's job, no funny noises but no cooling either
I'm thinking something might be clogged.
I guess I'll order an orifice tube and dryer and some more duracool .
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Duracool din't fix it [message #212417 is a reply to message #212416] |
Wed, 26 June 2013 20:25 |
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If I understand the process, you should jumper the compressor clutch while adding Duracool. It doesn't sound like your problem, though.
Larry Davick
On Jun 26, 2013, at 6:06 PM, dave silva <admin@oldrv.net> wrote:
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> I vacuumed it out and added duracool, The esystems did not come on so i jumpered the clutch. THe compressor seemed to be doing it's job, no funny noises but no cooling either
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> I'm thinking something might be clogged.
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> I guess I'll order an orifice tube and dryer and some more duracool .
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> Dave & Ellen Silva
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| Re: [GMCnet] Duracool din't fix it [message #212420 is a reply to message #212419] |
Wed, 26 June 2013 21:06 |
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| mickeysss wrote on Wed, 26 June 2013 20:55 |
where can i get dura cool in anaheim, please ?
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Just go to www.duracool.com and there is a link for US buyers.
I ordered it over the weekend and it came today.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: Duracool din't fix it [message #212421 is a reply to message #212416] |
Wed, 26 June 2013 21:07 |
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You should connect Gage's to the system and let us know what the pressures are with the engine running.
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook
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| Re: [GMCnet] Duracool din't fix it [message #212436 is a reply to message #212432] |
Wed, 26 June 2013 23:14 |
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just manny he has a drive through.
m.ca. 77pb, and eric fisher
I am 8 hours drive to jimk but i do not think he has dura cool. If he did i would order from him as i have for
the lasst 1500 dollars worth of stuff i have ordered from jimk.
I will look back into the site and see if he has dura cool, and how many to order and what size thank you. :-)
On Jun 26, 2013, at 8:30 PM, Larry Davick wrote:
> I go to my local Applied GMC. Don't you have one near you?
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> On Jun 26, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Mickey Space Ship Shuttle <mickeysss@me.com> wrote:
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>> where can i get dura cool in anaheim, please ?
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>> Mickey Anaheim ca. 77 palm beach. thank you best regards.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Duracool din't fix it [message #212442 is a reply to message #212436] |
Wed, 26 June 2013 23:42 |
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Call Jim or Nick. They've got it.
Larry Davick
On Jun 26, 2013, at 9:14 PM, Mickey Space Ship Shuttle <mickeysss@me.com> wrote:
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> just manny he has a drive through.
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> m.ca. 77pb, and eric fisher
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> I am 8 hours drive to jimk but i do not think he has dura cool. If he did i would order from him as i have for
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> the lasst 1500 dollars worth of stuff i have ordered from jimk.
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> I will look back into the site and see if he has dura cool, and how many to order and what size thank you. :-)
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> On Jun 26, 2013, at 8:30 PM, Larry Davick wrote:
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>> I go to my local Applied GMC. Don't you have one near you?
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>> Larry Davick
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>> On Jun 26, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Mickey Space Ship Shuttle <mickeysss@me.com> wrote:
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>>> where can i get dura cool in anaheim, please ?
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>>> Mickey Anaheim ca. 77 palm beach. thank you best regards.
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