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Got in my car on my break and couldn't even breathe
Posted by
TTFairladyZ
on June 26, 2007 at 4:46 PM
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Not fun...
posted by Cyclone510
on June 26, 2007 at 12:13 PM
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The humidity was just ridiculious
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Not fun...
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Cyclone510
12:13:28 06/26/07
Are you in NJ right now with that??? (n/m)
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TT XTZ
12:15:19 06/26/07
Yup, NJ....
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Cyclone510
12:19:32 06/26/07
Hey - did Ric make it out alright Saturday morning?
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Seafordguy
14:22:02 06/26/07
He just got in today; I'm sure you'll hear from him
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TT XTZ
14:31:03 06/26/07
Good Lord....that doesn't sound good? I never heard from
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Seafordguy
17:12:26 06/26/07
lets just say im not very happy right now. (n/m)
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Halo Z
18:16:49 06/26/07
I hope you have T-tops (n/m)
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Snaps
12:19:08 06/26/07
they actually make it worse in the summertime heat. (n/m)
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stockplayerz(nyc)
12:38:18 06/26/07
He meant to remove. (n/m)
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SlicktopTT
12:39:54 06/26/07
Not while driving. My t-tops are never on. (n/m)
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ENVYMYZ
13:24:07 06/26/07
t-tops open wont even help if its 100+ outside
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enthuZist
12:39:24 06/26/07
LOL, have you driven in 100+ heat with no ttops?
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zboost(NoVA)
13:29:10 06/26/07
wow that sucks (n/m)
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Musashi Sword
12:26:34 06/26/07
Did you find any local shops that could recharge your AC?
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brahmabull (CT)
12:39:34 06/26/07
Shops in your area according to yahoo yellow pages.
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brahmabull (CT)
12:47:28 06/26/07
all of those right in my town..thanks.. ;) (n/m)
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97modman(NJ)
12:59:45 06/26/07
np (n/m)
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brahmabull (CT)
13:04:03 06/26/07
I appreciate it, but
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Cyclone510
13:07:13 06/26/07
LOL your lucky your not in AZ its probably going to hit a
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Twindragon
12:51:02 06/26/07
I went to an STS a couple of weeks ago...
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Barry'z (NJ)
12:54:14 06/26/07
How much?
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Cyclone510
13:07:43 06/26/07
Well That's just it. I had done it myself,
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Barry'z (NJ)
13:44:51 06/26/07
He has a 90 so he would need R12. That is if his profile is
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Eric(NJ)
14:15:49 06/26/07
I don't think it's readily available. (n/m)
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Barry'z (NJ)
14:48:02 06/26/07
you need a license, which is fairly easy to get (n/m)
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Guapo
14:50:13 06/26/07
I just checked ebay as was suggested below...
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Barry'z (NJ)
14:56:39 06/26/07
yeah, but note ...
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Guapo
15:07:28 06/26/07
Ahhh... I didn't dig that deep, I've got 134 anyway. (n/m)
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Barry'z (NJ)
15:12:55 06/26/07
When I worked at an STS years ago, we couldn't get R12
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dogpile
17:38:13 06/26/07
O'reilley autoparts carries it
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aliaZ
22:54:30 06/26/07
There are no O'Reillys in NJ
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dogpile
11:51:28 06/27/07
Vegas is worse.
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Through The Eyes of the Dead
13:11:57 06/26/07
2nd my best friend lives there
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Drk93TT
13:29:23 06/26/07
I feel that d00dz pain. (n/m)
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Through The Eyes of the Dead
14:14:11 06/26/07
Nah. It's a dry heat. High temps AND high humidity trumps
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doug8867
13:39:51 06/26/07
Yeah, heat + humidity sucks the life right out of me. (n/m)
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TT XTZ
13:42:26 06/26/07
I remember the humidity in nyc...
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Through The Eyes of the Dead
14:12:20 06/26/07
it's not the heat, it's the humidity...
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CRAZZEPETE.
13:38:45 06/26/07
Whoa, 104* in Canadia???
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TT XTZ
13:44:00 06/26/07
it's usually hot like this in August, for like 2 weeks at
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CRAZZEPETE.
13:47:59 06/26/07
That's why I parked the AC-less Z...
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BradZ (FL)
13:49:53 06/26/07
Ah, currently 75 here in good ol' Irvine (n/m)
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ZXRider(SoCal)
13:54:10 06/26/07
Nice. I forgot you were in Irvine...
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BradZ (FL)
14:08:28 06/26/07
Where did you apply?
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ZXRider(SoCal)
14:16:54 06/26/07
I doubt I'll get it...
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BradZ (FL)
14:21:39 06/26/07
That's awesome
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ZXRider(SoCal)
14:29:39 06/26/07
in general, whats the best method for dealing with dead AC?
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AntiHero
14:04:58 06/26/07
Good luck finding R12. (n/m)
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Barry'z (NJ)
14:07:50 06/26/07
check ebay for r12 (n/m)
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AntiHero
14:32:27 06/26/07
Convert to R134...
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BradZ (FL)
14:09:50 06/26/07
I think conversion involves more than just changing the
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Eric(NJ)
14:17:26 06/26/07
Yep. I didn't mean that's all there was to it. (n/m)
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BradZ (FL)
14:22:23 06/26/07
I did the simple conversion and it has worked fine.
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Woody75 (Denver)
14:26:35 06/26/07
Do you have a writeup?
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brahmabull (CT)
14:29:02 06/26/07
What year did the Z change from R12
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ZXRider(SoCal)
14:29:04 06/26/07
1994 was the first year for R134a. (n/m)
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Eric(NJ)
14:30:21 06/26/07
Sweet. That means if I ever need to
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ZXRider(SoCal)
15:39:07 06/26/07
What is involved in a "simple" conversion? (n/m)
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Eric(NJ)
14:29:59 06/26/07
Basically what I just listed.
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Woody75 (Denver)
14:34:36 06/26/07
So you didn't change any of the o-rings? (n/m)
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Eric(NJ)
14:40:19 06/26/07
Nope. (n/m)
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Woody75 (Denver)
14:49:54 06/26/07
Sweet. I'll have to give this a shot. Can't be any worse
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Eric(NJ)
14:52:00 06/26/07
Nice. The vacuum pump is only $10 from HF. (n/m)
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BradZ (FL)
14:31:32 06/26/07
The gauges go on sale from time to time as well. (n/m)
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Woody75 (Denver)
14:39:42 06/26/07
The gauges are currently on sale there. (n/m)
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Barry'z (NJ)
14:52:11 06/26/07
It's a POS (n/m)
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aliaZ
15:18:09 06/26/07
What isn't from HF? (n/m)
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BradZ (FL)
15:47:18 06/26/07
I've never had an issue using it. (n/m)
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Woody75 (Denver)
15:52:29 06/26/07
I never said it was hard to use (n/m)
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aliaZ
16:35:35 06/26/07
Mine has never not worked correctly. That better :P. (n/m)
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Woody75 (Denver)
16:59:15 06/26/07
eh...not really :)
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aliaZ
22:51:29 06/26/07
here's a link for you
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aliaZ
22:57:03 06/26/07
How many years after the many years it's already worked?
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Woody75 (Denver)
08:16:42 06/27/07
ask any professional AC tech
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aliaZ
13:16:43 06/27/07
2nd (n/m)
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spyhunterTT(nj)
15:05:24 06/26/07
2nd - same thing (your advice) - running fine 2 years later
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Tikigod (Denver)
15:13:22 06/26/07
Glad to know I didnt phuck something up.....
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Zluster(Abudan)
03:18:14 06/27/07
Re: I did the simple conversion and it has worked fine.
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servoc
08:19:17 06/27/07
What did you do with your freon?? (n/m)
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Inzane
10:46:35 06/27/07
once you do all that, it quickly offsets the price differe
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AntiHero
14:34:23 06/26/07
fix the leak. The freon doesn't get "used up" ... it leaked
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Guapo
14:42:36 06/26/07
what year did the AC control pod come w/ the ambent temp?
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upcominZ_(NOLA)
14:17:53 06/26/07
1990 (n/m)
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Eric(NJ)
14:21:44 06/26/07
heh - mine was at 122 F today FL gets HOT (n/m)
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ztunerz
14:31:06 06/26/07
Re: Not fun...
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xdjmorpheousx
14:52:54 06/26/07
Wish I knew that a few weeks ago... (n/m)
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Barry'z (NJ)
14:58:15 06/26/07
Ha mine hit 120 other day on the freeway
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azz
14:55:07 06/26/07
http://www.freeze12.com/ (n/m)
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BigTDogg (MA)
15:19:57 06/26/07
Freeze 12 is 80% r134a.
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Zluster(Abudan)
03:21:19 06/27/07
Good points
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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
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chris@boostpro.net
17:04:37 06/26/07
Yeah, they have to invent words like "humiture" and
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TT XTZ
21:03:11 06/26/07
YGM (n/m)
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300zxquire
21:05:53 06/26/07
Yikes! I say drop the tops and start driving FASTER! Get
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94Z32XTT
02:01:28 06/27/07
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