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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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General Ford A/C question
Does Ford now use R134a in ALL their vehicles [cars, trucks, vans] and what year did they start using it?
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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Yep, and I think it was 94 or maybe 95, my 93 T-bird was still R12.
 
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I am pretty sure it was 1994 when Ford switched to R134a.
 
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93 was the last year
 
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Okay, thank you all.
 
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93 was the switch year. some 93 cars and trucks had R-12, some had R-134A
 
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