"Vaughn Simon" wrote in message
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"Peter" wrote in message
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Looking at the various cars I have owned and how the aircon on them
worked (or, more frequently, didn't work) I don't think there is much
chance of aircon on GA being reliable. Most GA stuff is the cheap and
old (1950s) end of the motor vehicle parts market. The only car I have
ever owned with a reliable aircon is a Toyota/Lexus Soarer (US SC300
is the equivalent) on which everything is built like a tank. The
refrigerant tends to leak out within a year, the compressors get
cracks and leak... One car, a Toyota Celica, which I owned for 15
years, had its aircon working for maybe 1 year out of the 15. And
Toyotas are the best of the lot normally. I've never had anything go
wrong on a Toyota, except the aircon.

Here in Florida (where virtually all cars have AC) it is a general
rule of thumb that the AC will cost as much to maintain as the entire rest
of the car. It is well worth it!

Odd! I've had cars with A/C for the past 30 years and never had any A/C
maintenance other than recharging them. Even that last time was several
years ago.


The real heat of the summer is not yet here, but I went up yesterday
for some pattern work. I sweated so much that I was still damp an hour
later. AC in a light airplane would be really nice.

Sure is!!!

I got my first airborne A/C this past Febriary; let's see if it holds up as
well as the automotive ones have.

Matt B.

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