"zZero" <jsk2@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1116047874.374953.63880@f14g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> Funny, my '91 Integra AC just died as well. I assumed it was out of
> coolant. I fear if I fill it up (if they still allow that refrigerant
> and it's not illegal &/or exorbitant) it won't last. Happened on my
> '83 Accord as well after about the same amount of time. Let us know
> what you find out and if you solve the problem. You are riding shotgun
> for me....Cheers
>
Not illegal, but definitely exorbitant. IIRC R-12 is running around $50/lb
and your system will need a couple pounds if it is so low that the clutch
isn't engaging at all any more. You can also look into conversion to R-134a.

More's the shame that the manufacturing ban was based on bogus science. The
definitive study that determined stratospheric ozone depletion was caused
mainly by sunlight (the NASA/NOAA "POLARIS" mission in 1997
http://cloud1.arc.nasa.gov/polaris/polaris.ems.html) came too late to stop
the Montreal Protocol.

Mike