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The following information about R-12 was taken from 'The Driving Force' a
publication produced by Valvoline Oil and distributed to ASE certified
Master Automobile Technicians. Valvoline nor ASE is responsible for the
"opinion" portion.
Summer 1993 issue
Under pressure from the Clean Air Act to eliminate production and importation
of R-12, DuPont, the worlds largest manufacturer of R-12, will phase out
production by the end of 1994. At least 65% of 1993 vehicles and nearly every
pre-1993 vehicle with air conditioning requires R-12. 150 MILLION CARS AND
LIGHT TRUCKS USE R-12. THERE IS NO "DROP IN REPLACEMENT" FOR R-12 and IT IS
NOT PROBABLE THAT WE WILL SEE ONE. Unless something is done to relax the
short sighted and arbitrary requirements of the Clean Air Act you will have to
roll your windows down when your air-conditioner needs service. Auto makers
are working on recommendations to convert SOME of the late model cars. To
convert to the new R-134 will require replacing several major components, hoses,
flushing with R-12 (which there won't be any!) and replacement of O-ring seals.
Your air-conditioner system is also more likely to leak due to the smaller
molecular structure of R-134. Cost estimate by industry experts: $800.00 You
know how often estimates by "experts" are accurate. Cost of R-12 has already
quadrupled but R-134 is still several times more costly. There are as many
studies that show NO link between the Ozone layer and use of clorofluorocarbons
as there are that suggest such a connection. While the Clean Air Act has a
noble title and lofty ambitions, it is yet another in a series of poorly thought
out, knee jerk reaction, short sighted and "We'll all have to give a little"
STUPID pieces of legislation. Of course the folks that made the law won't mind
because they also give themselves enough raises to be able to buy new cars and so
won't be affected. The average age of a car in the US is between 7 and 10
years. These vehicles will either not be eligible for conversion or it will not
be economically feasible to do so.
You may safely expect a similar fate for the R-22 that is in your home air-
conditioning system and your refrigerator and your freezer, etc.
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Write your legislators NOW. They don't always listen when they should but if
the owners of 150 Million cars write, WE WILL BE HEARD!