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R-134A refrigerant


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I noticed this evening that my 1994 Chevrolet Lumina (same basic car as a Buick Regal) uses the R-134A refrigerant. I thought that 1995 was the first year for this. I know cars can be changed, but mine is original, I think, as there is a factory tag under the hood and there is no other sticker stating it was changed over. My A/C is NOT working, so I am glad it is the R-134A, as I know it is MUCH, MUCH cheaper than the R-12. It says the car holds 2 lbs., and I think it is about $4 per can. <BR>Does anyone know when R-134a refrigerant was first used in a GM car?

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R134a is used in almost all GM in 1994. All GM had it in 1995. A very few GM were set up for R134a in 1993, (seals, elastomer hoses, etc.) but were charged with R12 at the factory.

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Last year, in response to the need to repair the weak A/C in my '91 LeSabre, it was converted to a non freon system. If I'm not mistaken, by law, (IL only?) dealers are prohibitted from recharging Freon based systems now. They put in a conversion kit & fixed the source of the leak and the A/C ran fine for a July trip to KC in my BLACK LeSabre 4dr (can you say HOT!?) The repair parts & labor were way more than the conversion kit ($140? vs $700 for the leak repair) BTW, the car averaged around 32 - 33 hwy MPG at 70 MPH.

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