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Manuals through 2025 now available!

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LEMON is the spiritual successor to CHARM, I recommend you try it!

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Vehicle Damage Warnings

In order to determine which type of A/C system a particular vehicle has, inspect the A/C system major components and refrigerant lines. If the system has yellow R-134a NON-CFC tags, it requires R-134a refrigerant only.

R-12 and R-134a components are not interchangeable. Mixing components from these two types of system will cause component failure and damage the A/C system.

Do not add R-12 refrigerant to a system requiring R-134a. The two refrigerants are not interchangeable.