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Old 11-23-2009, 10:46 PM
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Re: air compressor

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Originally Posted by Blt2Lst View Post
AC systems have either R12 or 134A refrigerant in them depending on the year of the car. On a working AC system, the refrigerant is either in a liquid or vapor state depending on where in the cycle it is. If the compressor has not worked in years, the system could still have a charge of refrigerant left.
You should have had the system drained by a shop that can recover the refrigerant before you removed the compressor.
Oh well, so much for our ozone layer
Actually I stopped before it leaked out too much lol. So there is still plenty inside. Whats the difference between me leaving them bolts undone and letting the vapors out and a shop doing it?
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