--- Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If your system is leaking and you don't want to go > to the expense of finding > the leak, yes, you can use the $34 kit to change it > over. No, you don't > need to do all the other stuff. This will cause a > storm of argument from > others on the IML, but I will turn off my hearing > aid. I have done this to > 5 cars now, using the $34 kit, and they all cool > just fine, thank you. Unlike Dick, I can't turn off my hearing aid (isn't that convenient!!!), but I CAN enjoy 38-40 degree air blowing from the A/C vents in my '71 Imperial, courtesy of the el-cheapo $34 R-134a kit that I used on the car in 1999. The car has the original compressor, hoses, condensor, and evaporator -- the only thing that has been changed is the expansion valve. The system has a small leak that I've just never bothered to track down. I do have to put in 2 to 3 cans a year, but at a cost of less than $2.50 a can, who cares? The system works great here in the Chattanooga, TN, area, which can be pretty darn hot and muggy in the summer. And the car is midnight blue with a black vinyl top, so it's just one big ol' heat sink when the sun is shining. I figure that five years is a pretty good test run, and the system is still working great. As always, your mileage may vary. Elijah __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash