Subject	it's not the heat, it's the humidity...
Posted by	CRAZZEPETE. on June 26, 2007 at 1:38 PM
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In Reply To	Not fun... posted by Cyclone510 on June 26, 2007 at 12:13 PM
Message	that's the killer here in southern Ontario, we're around 40 degrees Celcius today, and I'm not really built for this kind of heat, and my AC is also dead due to leaky compressor...I have another on the way at least. Stage VI Naturally Aspirated
Follow Ups	Not fun... - Cyclone510 12:13:28 06/26/07 Are you in NJ right now with that??? (n/m) - TT XTZ 12:15:19 06/26/07 Yup, NJ.... - Cyclone510 12:19:32 06/26/07 Hey - did Ric make it out alright Saturday morning? - Seafordguy 14:22:02 06/26/07 He just got in today; I'm sure you'll hear from him - TT XTZ 14:31:03 06/26/07 Good Lord....that doesn't sound good? I never heard from - Seafordguy 17:12:26 06/26/07 lets just say im not very happy right now. (n/m) - Halo Z 18:16:49 06/26/07 I hope you have T-tops (n/m) - Snaps 12:19:08 06/26/07 they actually make it worse in the summertime heat. (n/m) - stockplayerz(nyc) 12:38:18 06/26/07 He meant to remove. (n/m) - SlicktopTT 12:39:54 06/26/07 Not while driving. My t-tops are never on. (n/m) - ENVYMYZ 13:24:07 06/26/07 t-tops open wont even help if its 100+ outside - enthuZist 12:39:24 06/26/07 LOL, have you driven in 100+ heat with no ttops? - zboost(NoVA) 13:29:10 06/26/07 wow that sucks (n/m) - Musashi Sword 12:26:34 06/26/07 Did you find any local shops that could recharge your AC? - brahmabull (CT) 12:39:34 06/26/07 Shops in your area according to yahoo yellow pages. - brahmabull (CT) 12:47:28 06/26/07 all of those right in my town..thanks.. ;) (n/m) - 97modman(NJ) 12:59:45 06/26/07 np (n/m) - brahmabull (CT) 13:04:03 06/26/07 I appreciate it, but - Cyclone510 13:07:13 06/26/07 LOL your lucky your not in AZ its probably going to hit a - Twindragon 12:51:02 06/26/07 I went to an STS a couple of weeks ago... - Barry'z (NJ) 12:54:14 06/26/07 How much? - Cyclone510 13:07:43 06/26/07 Well That's just it. I had done it myself, - Barry'z (NJ) 13:44:51 06/26/07 He has a 90 so he would need R12. That is if his profile is - Eric(NJ) 14:15:49 06/26/07 I don't think it's readily available. (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 14:48:02 06/26/07 you need a license, which is fairly easy to get (n/m) - Guapo 14:50:13 06/26/07 I just checked ebay as was suggested below... - Barry'z (NJ) 14:56:39 06/26/07 yeah, but note ... - Guapo 15:07:28 06/26/07 Ahhh... I didn't dig that deep, I've got 134 anyway. (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 15:12:55 06/26/07 When I worked at an STS years ago, we couldn't get R12 - dogpile 17:38:13 06/26/07 O'reilley autoparts carries it - aliaZ 22:54:30 06/26/07 There are no O'Reillys in NJ - dogpile 11:51:28 06/27/07 Vegas is worse. - Through The Eyes of the Dead 13:11:57 06/26/07 2nd my best friend lives there - Drk93TT 13:29:23 06/26/07 I feel that d00dz pain. (n/m) - Through The Eyes of the Dead 14:14:11 06/26/07 Nah. It's a dry heat. High temps AND high humidity trumps - doug8867 13:39:51 06/26/07 Yeah, heat + humidity sucks the life right out of me. (n/m) - TT XTZ 13:42:26 06/26/07 I remember the humidity in nyc... - Through The Eyes of the Dead 14:12:20 06/26/07 it's not the heat, it's the humidity... - CRAZZEPETE. 13:38:45 06/26/07 Whoa, 104* in Canadia??? - TT XTZ 13:44:00 06/26/07 it's usually hot like this in August, for like 2 weeks at - CRAZZEPETE. 13:47:59 06/26/07 That's why I parked the AC-less Z... - BradZ (FL) 13:49:53 06/26/07 Ah, currently 75 here in good ol' Irvine (n/m) - ZXRider(SoCal) 13:54:10 06/26/07 Nice. I forgot you were in Irvine... - BradZ (FL) 14:08:28 06/26/07 Where did you apply? - ZXRider(SoCal) 14:16:54 06/26/07 I doubt I'll get it... - BradZ (FL) 14:21:39 06/26/07 That's awesome - ZXRider(SoCal) 14:29:39 06/26/07 in general, whats the best method for dealing with dead AC? - AntiHero 14:04:58 06/26/07 Good luck finding R12. (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 14:07:50 06/26/07 check ebay for r12 (n/m) - AntiHero 14:32:27 06/26/07 Convert to R134... - BradZ (FL) 14:09:50 06/26/07 I think conversion involves more than just changing the - Eric(NJ) 14:17:26 06/26/07 Yep. I didn't mean that's all there was to it. (n/m) - BradZ (FL) 14:22:23 06/26/07 I did the simple conversion and it has worked fine. - Woody75 (Denver) 14:26:35 06/26/07 Do you have a writeup? - brahmabull (CT) 14:29:02 06/26/07 What year did the Z change from R12 - ZXRider(SoCal) 14:29:04 06/26/07 1994 was the first year for R134a. (n/m) - Eric(NJ) 14:30:21 06/26/07 Sweet. That means if I ever need to - ZXRider(SoCal) 15:39:07 06/26/07 What is involved in a "simple" conversion? (n/m) - Eric(NJ) 14:29:59 06/26/07 Basically what I just listed. - Woody75 (Denver) 14:34:36 06/26/07 So you didn't change any of the o-rings? (n/m) - Eric(NJ) 14:40:19 06/26/07 Nope. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 14:49:54 06/26/07 Sweet. I'll have to give this a shot. Can't be any worse - Eric(NJ) 14:52:00 06/26/07 Nice. The vacuum pump is only $10 from HF. (n/m) - BradZ (FL) 14:31:32 06/26/07 The gauges go on sale from time to time as well. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 14:39:42 06/26/07 The gauges are currently on sale there. (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 14:52:11 06/26/07 It's a POS (n/m) - aliaZ 15:18:09 06/26/07 What isn't from HF? (n/m) - BradZ (FL) 15:47:18 06/26/07 I've never had an issue using it. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 15:52:29 06/26/07 I never said it was hard to use (n/m) - aliaZ 16:35:35 06/26/07 Mine has never not worked correctly. That better :P. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 16:59:15 06/26/07 eh...not really :) - aliaZ 22:51:29 06/26/07 here's a link for you - aliaZ 22:57:03 06/26/07 How many years after the many years it's already worked? - Woody75 (Denver) 08:16:42 06/27/07 ask any professional AC tech - aliaZ 13:16:43 06/27/07 2nd (n/m) - spyhunterTT(nj) 15:05:24 06/26/07 2nd - same thing (your advice) - running fine 2 years later - Tikigod (Denver) 15:13:22 06/26/07 Glad to know I didnt phuck something up..... - Zluster(Abudan) 03:18:14 06/27/07 Re: I did the simple conversion and it has worked fine. - servoc 08:19:17 06/27/07 What did you do with your freon?? (n/m) - Inzane 10:46:35 06/27/07 once you do all that, it quickly offsets the price differe - AntiHero 14:34:23 06/26/07 fix the leak. The freon doesn't get "used up" ... it leaked - Guapo 14:42:36 06/26/07 what year did the AC control pod come w/ the ambent temp? - upcominZ_(NOLA) 14:17:53 06/26/07 1990 (n/m) - Eric(NJ) 14:21:44 06/26/07 heh - mine was at 122 F today FL gets HOT (n/m) - ztunerz 14:31:06 06/26/07 Re: Not fun... - xdjmorpheousx 14:52:54 06/26/07 Wish I knew that a few weeks ago... (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 14:58:15 06/26/07 Ha mine hit 120 other day on the freeway - azz 14:55:07 06/26/07 http://www.freeze12.com/ (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 15:19:57 06/26/07 Freeze 12 is 80% r134a. - Zluster(Abudan) 03:21:19 06/27/07 Good points - BigTDogg (MA) 07:36:26 06/27/07 Got in my car on my break and couldn't even breathe - TTFairladyZ 16:46:40 06/26/07 it feels way hotter than it is here because of humidity - chris@boostpro.net 17:04:37 06/26/07 Yeah, they have to invent words like "humiture" and - TT XTZ 21:03:11 06/26/07 YGM (n/m) - 300zxquire 21:05:53 06/26/07 Yikes! I say drop the tops and start driving FASTER! Get - 94Z32XTT 02:01:28 06/27/07
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