Corvair Forum

Joel, not sure why you can't find R12 at you suppliers, maybe they don't carry it due to no demand. A quick search found numerous instances of R12 for sale online. Here is a link as of April 23, 2025 about "Where Can I buy R12" in the U.S.A. https://applianceupdate.com/where-can-i-buy-r-12 ...

Pretty cool but he got at least one digit off on the price - in the wrong direction unfortunately.
Interesting air scoops.

Corvairs aren't that complicated. I can't imagine that any long time Corvair mechanic couldn't figure it out.

"I am not sure where you learned only NOS R12 is sold here, not true now"
" If you don't plan to sell the car, then no problem with R12. Easy to buy if you have a technicians license."

I am not sure where you learned only NOS R12 is sold here, not true now (maybe when R12 was first banned, but that was overturned). Last I heard most R12 came in from Mexico (legally) and the requirement for a technician's license to buy at a retailer here is just to make sure you are educated on ...

A quick search came up with this EPA document that lists 134 as a "Prohibited Substance" as of 1/1/2025 https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-10/technology-transitions-final-rule-fact-sheet-2023.pdf It is dated 10/2023 so they could have changed it. There are a few allowed uses until 1/1 ...

I guess I have no way to know if it is true but from all I've read going back to when R-12 went away they handled it differently than 134. They put a crazy high tax on R-12. IIRC it was $17.50/lb back when R-12 was something like .70/lb retail which essentially killed production. They don't allow ...

In the last couple of years 134 has been more expensive than R12. 134 is up around $350/30lb and the last 3 R12/30lb jugs I've bought for between $100 & $200.
I just checked and 134 is only $279.99 at O'Reilly but the only show 1 available.

Excellent start! Don't quit now!

Yes the early design rod spring would fight the pump spring and the late design is divorced from the pump spring. I've seen enough variation in pump springs that I doubt they compensated for the difference. Maybe the engineers did but I don't think it made it to production.

The switch is on the column, not under the wheel. I take them apart, clean the contacts and lube them with dielectric grease. Your tail lights most likely do have bad grounds and hard rubber boots. They have ground issues between the mount and the body as well as between the socket and housing. You ...

The Y356 Yokohamas I'm running are load range D. The first Greenbrier I bought many years ago had stock wheels and passenger car tires. It was super scary in crosswinds. All I did was change to 15x7 aluminum rear wheels with 215/65r15 tires. (Still passenger) It made a huge difference. The aluminum ...

Today I was changing the oil in my wife's car and the Wix filter said made in South Korea. The old Wix that was on the car said the same thing. It did look like a quality filter.

Yes. Just make your own shield.

I did some reading. It looks like Napa Gold are now made by Premium Guard in China.

There is a video on YouTube showing that Napa filters are no longer Wix.
They cut them open too.