89 ford f150 custom, is it freon or coolanth?

 

i do not know what 'coolanth' is.

it came with freon but it may have been adapted to r134.

 

what is coolanth? Its R-12 that came stock. Good luck finding R12 its 109.00 a pound now.

 

It's cheap and easy to switch over to R 134

 

you guys think R134 cools as good as R12??? I haven't tried it yet

 

As gashog posted above it would have come from the factory with the R12 style freon, convert it over to the R134 style. The conversion kit and R134 put together will cost much less than just the R12 if you're luck enough to find a shop that still has any.

jr32560, if I remember correctly it's about 85% as effective as R12 but you'll never notice the slight difference.

 

This thread Is giving me the idea to put my cans of freon 12 on Craigslist for sale, I have over a case and I could use the money.

If I were you, I would convert it to 134 freon
Jim

 

BTDT...r134a works quite well, but don't do the conversion yourself. If the r12 is gone, you have a leak, so let the pros handle it and get your pressures correct. Otherwise you'll just be p***ing away your money. It cost me $375 to have my '93 done, and that included replacing the pressure switch, which was bad and caused the leak in the first place.

Jason

 

Part of the change over process is to change the oil. R-12 compatible oil isn't necessarily compatible with R-134a. Checking for leaks, flushing the system and putting in a new dryer and orifice tube then recharging the oil and freon load is the best way. A shop can do this in a few hours for you.

 

question, if the a/c dosent work , dosent that mean that the heater wont work either? my grandfather said since his a/c didnt work , he had to get something fixed on his heater too.....

 

the defroster will not work as well, the heater will work fine.

 

thats fine, ill just use rainx for fog on the inside of the window....

 

Should be R-12

 

R-134a was put in about 93-95

 

94 was the first year they put the R134a refridgerant in. Its called "CFC free"

dont know why i know that, but i do lol