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  • R134 receiver drier used in R12 car AC

    Posted by AClightweight on January 29, 2023 at 8:10 am

    Can the plumbing be modified so as to use a generic r134 drier in an r12 automotive system. considering this as an alternative to having the orig r12 drier rebuilt. thanks

    Manny0107 replied 1 year, 2 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • fixbear

    Member
    January 29, 2023 at 6:12 pm

    Short answer, NO. They use different lubricants in automotive than we do.

  • Manny0107

    Member
    February 1, 2023 at 3:31 pm

    There is no harm in trying it if the system is already down, rebuilding it would be expensive. lets us know what the outcome was

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