Ok so a quick, but dumb question. I have all the stuff and i am trying to locate the low pressure plug and high presuure plugs on a 92 prelude si. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Pics would be helpful too.

 

if you look at the radiator. go about 2 inches behind it and you will see two lines (one big and one small)

those are the ac lines. just follow those till you see a plug. obviously the big tube is low pressure and the smaller tube is higher.

i'm doing this from memory of the engine bay. i think you can search for pics of engine bays.

 

are you doing a cheap *** retrofit or one that will probably last a lot longer? also why are you retrofitting? why nto go to Freeze12? it works as well as r12 and is nearly as cheap as r134....plus its 100% compatibel with r12 systems.

 

pardon my ignorance, but what is freeze12?

 

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yeah, i've never seen this stuff around either. just r134a.

 

I just got a oil and freon conversion kit... was really easy, can't really mess up. Ran really cold for quite a while... but to bad I think I have a small leak. I would do it again... I have no complaints

 

http://www.freeze12.com/

I hadn't heard of it either. Seems pretty cool though, is compatible with R12 lubrication, so you don't have to change everything out!

 

freeze12 is a veyr nice alternative, since it is damn near the same capabilities as r12, jstu less toxic, and it cools quite well. If I had known about it when I did my retrofit (which has worked perfectly for years, jsut nto as cold as a 12 based system) i would have stuck with freeze12.

when i did my retrofit i replaced the compressor (it had failed already), replaced the drier, teh expansion valve, flushed all teh lines, replaced all o-rings, and put a more efficient condenser in. then i added the new oil, and charged it up....

 

I thought all preludes 92 and up were R134a? is it true you have to be a dealer or mechanic to buy r12 parts? just something I heard from someone, trying to see if it was true.

 

i believe r134a wasn't used in cars until '93 or '94.

 

r12 and freeze 12 refrigerant require an EPA license and the proper equipment to store it.

and all Hondas 94 and up use r134a, 93 and back use r12.

 

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and all Hondas 94 and up use r134a, 93 and back use r12.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thankjs...looks like I gotta get my dad to fix my damn a/c for me. I was gonna do it, but Im not licensed to get R12

 

My 93 is r134 from the factory...

 

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must be a very alte 1993 or perhaps an SE?

 

Any pictures yet? please....im hopeless