[ghostrider]

A local shade tree mechanic told me he had used the Walmart kit to convert several systems and he didn't do anything except vent the old R-12 from the system and then change over the fittings and install the R-134 and new lubricant.

Those of us with redneck friends have been converting like this for years. Southern rednecks have more yankee ingenuity than most folks.

[epow]

Those of us with redneck friends have been converting like this for years.

Well, I live in the north GA mountains, so that describes most of the people I know. After my last can of R-12 is gone next summer I think I'll let that ole boy do his Walmart conversion thing on the old sled.

That is, if it's still running by then. What I really need is a "new" old pickup.