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- From: jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond)
- Subject: Re: Intrepid and Ozone A/C (was Re: Whining about buying American cars)
- Message-ID: <lnrq1zh@dixie.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 18:29:00 GMT
- Organization: Dixie Communications Public Access. The Mouth of the South.
- References: <1992Nov15.171901.27923@athena.mit.edu> <53060094@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com>
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- leonglaw@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Lawrence LEONG) writes:
-
- >|There is a substitute from Dupont called SUVA MP-52. It requires a different
- >|kind of oil and is not a drop-in. Installation requires a complete flush
- >|of the system and the replacement of at least the dryer. Cooling capacity
- >|is unknown.
-
- >Well, "Environment Friendly" Du Pont here is offering a S$500 (approx US$300)
- >rebate on the 1st 100 cars in for a SUVA retrofit. Actual cost is
- >S$2500-S$3000, or so they say. When're you marketing GHG-12?
-
- Don't get two different products confused. SUVA is a sorta-dropin for
- existing systems. It requires a different oil and dryer but should be
- compatable with other system components. R-134a is the killer that
- requires practically the entire system be changed out. Prices for this
- are all over the place. I use a price point of $1200 because a) that's
- what the aftermarket guys around here have been quoting and b), that's
- about what a new aftermarket AC costs.
-
- GHG-12 is on the market now and is selling briskly. I'm not involved at
- all in the marketing end of it. George can put you in touch with
- the right folks.
-
- 73 John
-
-
- >lawrence
-
- >|
- >|The R-134a replacement is a major undertaking. Just about everything except
- >|the evaporator must be changed. Industry estimates at conversion costs
- >|range from $800-$1200 for a passenger car. Neither R-134a nor SUVA may
- >|be just plopped in an existing system. Corrosive destruction and/or
- >|almost immediate oil failure will be the result.
- >|
- >|Your friend needs to find out what was put in his system pronto.
- >|
- >|John
- >|
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