Q: A few years ago, I had the factory air conditioning on my 1970 Oldsmobile converted from Freon R12 to R-134a. This summer, the air conditioner only blew warm air. Can I convert back to Freon or do ...

EPA refrigerant rules are changing. Learn how the shift to R-1234yf affects tractor and farm vehicle A/C systems, tools and ...

Q. P.W. of Oak Park asked whether it was worth fixing a small leak in the car’s air conditioning system (Cars, July 10). You replied that for a 10-year-old car, it might be better to “just top off the ...

Robinair’s R-ID (No. 16990) and R-ID Plus (No. 16995) Refrigerant Analyzers are designed to determine the refrigerant purity of an A/C system quickly and accurately on vehicles with R-12, R-134a or ...

The typical '86-'93 Mustang R-12 A/C system sees dash-vent temperatures in the 40- to 42-degree range on fan speed one. However, when a basic R134a conversion is done (a simple change of refrigerant ...

This ain't no installation tech feature (though we may get to that in the near future), but it's more an overview of air conditioning systems, how they work, why they sometimes don't work, and how to ...

Dealerships are scrambling to ensure that at least one of their technicians is certified to handle automotive refrigerants after updates to a federal rule took effect Jan. 1. Under the EPA's new ...

WILMINGTON, Del. — DuPont Refrigerants announced a successful settlement with T.A. Fresco regarding a case involving the packaging and sale of counterfeit illegal DuPont Suva 134a. In 2012, DuPont ...

WARREN, Mich. — Bosch Automotive Service Solutions has introduced the Robinair R-ID and R-ID Plus Refrigerant Analyzers to help vehicle service technicians determine the refrigerant purity of a ...