<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheNewKid84 @ Nov 10 2007, 07:23 PM) </div>they will do what i tell em to do
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Craig_AE86 @ Nov 10 2007, 05:33 PM) </div>Bullshit!!!
Im an air-con mechanic, there isn't enough lpg in the system to cause anything (100-200g), plus because it is under pressure if it escapes it is freezing cold anyway (-40 or colder) therefore wont ignite easily in the first few seconds of the crash.
They have proven it doesn't explode in crash tests aswell, thats why VIC can use it.
R134a and LPG don't mix dr1ft-pig, thats gonna cause an explosion
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheNewKid84 @ Nov 10 2007, 07:23 PM) </div>they will do what i tell em to do
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Too bad im in the same town as dr1ft-p1g
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheNewKid84 @ Nov 10 2007, 06:23 PM) </div>Bullshit!!!
Im an air-con mechanic, there isn't enough lpg in the system to cause anything (100-200g), plus because it is under pressure if it escapes it is freezing cold anyway (-40 or colder) therefore wont ignite easily in the first few seconds of the crash.
They have proven it doesn't explode in crash tests aswell, thats why VIC can use it.
R134a and LPG don't mix dr1ft-pig, thats gonna cause an explosion
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My bad. Im in the processes of getting my a/c licence now and nothing has been said about it nor have i heard about it before. I have been dealing with a/c systems since i started my apprenticeship 4 years ago.
bass_2000_au_au@hotmail.com says:
they see me drivin....a 30....neons blaring....#####s lookin dirty....look at my dirty 30
They use to have LPG licences about 10 years ago, the guy that taught me still had one, they are void now however.
Britain are using Propane in all ther fridges now, and a few fridges are being sold here using propane for refrigerant aswell.
It's the way of the future, no ozone or greenhouse crap, and it works twice as good as R134a and doesn't produce as much heat which saves radiators in cars... WIN!!!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div>Suits me fine, think i'll enquire into somewhere/someone who can do this for me. Will no doubt be a backyard job, so will see what i can find. If anyone has any suggestions (in adelaide) let me know via pm. Will still take ti back to the guys who did it originally just to make sure there arent any problems
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheNewKid84 @ Nov 10 2007, 10:04 PM) </div>i dunno if i would trust you dodgy lismore kents
Yeah SON57A, guess you have a point... haha , luckily I know what IM doing....
nah i ran lpg in my old ae86's air-con system
it was so cold I couldn't leave my feet in the footwell because they started hurting and there was little bits of ice coming out.
Only problem was that the orings that seal all the pipes were perished and it leaked out every week so I didn't bother.
If you know a frigey, and your gasing up an old car, chances are the service ports are standard schraiders and he can just hook up his gauges to the lines directly, like ae86's, which means you just need a hot fitting for your LPG gas bottle.
The hard part is charging it, you have to do it by feel, there are no pressure temperature charts for LPG so that would be the only concern, make sure someone is in the car to tell you when it starts getting cold.
As a guess i think it ran around 200Kpa @ 1200-1400 RPM, but I can't be certain. It was a while ago that I did my car and my old works limo, but I know that the head pressure seems too low, disregard that and just charge until the person in the car says its getting cold, that will give you a ballpark figure anyway.
Oh and because t is such a thin substance, it leaks VERY easily, so redo all the seals in your flexible lines and joints for the refrigerant circuit or you will be topping it up weekly like I had to.
remember the pipes will stink of LPG afterwards i.e. your air-con guy will know if you put it in for a service...
That is the end of the lesson kids
DO NOT TRY THIS IF YOU ARE NOT LICENCED AT REFRIGERATION
I didn't do 3 years at tafe for nothing, and even then I only know from someone who had been licenced for it before.
Fridgys FTW!!!!
I'm first year, 2 months into yesterday.
And New kid your too smart for this
Everyone listen to him, he is right. And get a fridgy out to do it.. or go to a guy who re-gasses them.
Good luck
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Cool, thanks for all that info newkid :2thumbs: Will take it back to the place that did it now that its actually working, and see what they say. Hopefully they can give me a couple more options! Thanks again
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