[DeTomaso] A/C hose question

[Thomas Tornblom]

Charles McCall skrev:
> Hi all,
>  
> Last weekend we held the first ever Spanish DeTomaso Club Tech Session,
> assisted by special guest Mike Drew. 
>  
> The new rear a-arms went on without any significant problems, the new offset
> bushings went on up front relatively easily... I haven't had the car aligned
> yet, so I am waiting to report on handling changes..
>  
> We pulled the old A/C hoses off and went to install the new ones, ordered
> from a prominent Pantera supplier. It was immediately obvious that that
> wasn't going to happen - the connectors are completely different. 
>  
> The most likely explanation is that I have R12 and the vendor sent me
> connections for R134, or vice versa. I ordered R12, since that is what I
> imagined came stock on my GT5-S. But someone told me that they thought the
> fittings on my car were for R134. I'd feel silly yelling at the vendor and
> then finding out that they sent me exactly what I ordered. 
>  
> Could someone please look at the photo at
> http://members.aol.com/PanteraGT5S1985/Misc/Hoses
> and tell me which is R134 and which is R12? 

I don't think it is an issue of R12 vs R134. The one on the right, the 
old one, is the same as I have in my 1984 GT5. The green O-ring is 
possibly an R134 part. I believe the original R12 O-rings were black.

The new hose probably fits the old panteras.

You can probably get adapters, but I would have the hoses replaced with 
the proper ones. The adapters are are fairly simple, just an aluminum 
piece with an O-ring on one end, and a taper in the other.

The entire AC system uses O-rings on the newer cars, except for the 
compressor fittings, which were of the other type. My rotary compressor 
had O-ring connections, but with adapters. When I replaced the hoses 
this spring we didn't notice the adapters and installed the old type 
fittings, instead of using O-ring fittings and removing the adapters :-(

>  
> Thank you!

Good luck Cherlie!

>  
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"
> http://members.aol.com/PanteraGT5S1985/
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>

Thomas