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mic canic wrote:
>
> it's there on the firewall

 

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mic canic wrote:
>
> it's there on the firewall

 

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mic canic wrote:
>
> it's there on the firewall

 

My 93 ZJ had 134a refrigerant -- I believe all JGCs had it instead of R12. I
now have two 2004 WJs -- the one built in Jan 2003 cools much better than the
one built in Jan 2004. Go figure!

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:06:56 -0500, "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address>
wrote:

>mic canic did pass the time by typing:
>> keep in mind the duct temp spec is 50 degrees at 80 degrees with 80%
>> humidity and after reading the ac performance chart the other day i was
>> shocked to see such high temps from the ac compared to other dc cars
>
>Talked to a local mechanic about A/C. Seems 134a is good but only up to
>about 90deg outside temp then it falls flat on it's face compared to R12.
>The seat-o-my-pants feeling is this is correct as the ZJs AC will freeze
>my *** out when it's 80 outside but doesn't cool nearly as well at higher
>temps.
>
>Guess that also depends on the compressor and coil sizes. Larger coil,
>higher transfer rate, more effective cooling.
>
>He sees a lot of 134a systems come in for complaints when they are simply
>working as they should. Mr Kim's suggestion was "When it's above 80 always
>use recirc." IMHO, good advice.

--
Russ Panneton pannetron@hotmail.com
Nederland, CO "Too bad ignorance isn't painful"

 

My 93 ZJ had 134a refrigerant -- I believe all JGCs had it instead of R12. I
now have two 2004 WJs -- the one built in Jan 2003 cools much better than the
one built in Jan 2004. Go figure!

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:06:56 -0500, "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address>
wrote:

>mic canic did pass the time by typing:
>> keep in mind the duct temp spec is 50 degrees at 80 degrees with 80%
>> humidity and after reading the ac performance chart the other day i was
>> shocked to see such high temps from the ac compared to other dc cars
>
>Talked to a local mechanic about A/C. Seems 134a is good but only up to
>about 90deg outside temp then it falls flat on it's face compared to R12.
>The seat-o-my-pants feeling is this is correct as the ZJs AC will freeze
>my *** out when it's 80 outside but doesn't cool nearly as well at higher
>temps.
>
>Guess that also depends on the compressor and coil sizes. Larger coil,
>higher transfer rate, more effective cooling.
>
>He sees a lot of 134a systems come in for complaints when they are simply
>working as they should. Mr Kim's suggestion was "When it's above 80 always
>use recirc." IMHO, good advice.

--
Russ Panneton pannetron@hotmail.com
Nederland, CO "Too bad ignorance isn't painful"

 

My 93 ZJ had 134a refrigerant -- I believe all JGCs had it instead of R12. I
now have two 2004 WJs -- the one built in Jan 2003 cools much better than the
one built in Jan 2004. Go figure!

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:06:56 -0500, "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address>
wrote:

>mic canic did pass the time by typing:
>> keep in mind the duct temp spec is 50 degrees at 80 degrees with 80%
>> humidity and after reading the ac performance chart the other day i was
>> shocked to see such high temps from the ac compared to other dc cars
>
>Talked to a local mechanic about A/C. Seems 134a is good but only up to
>about 90deg outside temp then it falls flat on it's face compared to R12.
>The seat-o-my-pants feeling is this is correct as the ZJs AC will freeze
>my *** out when it's 80 outside but doesn't cool nearly as well at higher
>temps.
>
>Guess that also depends on the compressor and coil sizes. Larger coil,
>higher transfer rate, more effective cooling.
>
>He sees a lot of 134a systems come in for complaints when they are simply
>working as they should. Mr Kim's suggestion was "When it's above 80 always
>use recirc." IMHO, good advice.

--
Russ Panneton pannetron@hotmail.com
Nederland, CO "Too bad ignorance isn't painful"