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It's getting harder to find 134A. For anyone that has not bought any in the last few months the price has gone OUT THE ROOF!! It went from $4 a can in December to almost $10 a can now and much harder to find. Walmart in some places may have a few cans but all the Walmarts down here (Mississippi) are out. I bought a 134A replacement and an R12 replacement from www.refrigerantsales.com. I asked them and a local refrigerant supplier why the price of 134A went up and they told me that 134A was a temporary replacemet refrigerant and the EPA had intended for companies to find a "more suitable" long term replacement --- which has not been the case.
BTW! I charged my '89 240 with the Auto Frost (R406A) and it works GREAT!! I have no idea of the long term effects on the system but they claim I won't have any problems. They say R406A has been used for several years and they have not had any long term problems (but of course they are sales people). Read the data sheets on their site and on the EPA site, you'll find it interesting.
Good luck,
Tony T
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Tony Turner 89 Volvo 240DL 257K, 92 Jeep Cherokee 250K, 93 Jeep Grand Cherokee 215K, 1980 Mercedes 240D 360K
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