This may be a easy question but I've never messed with removing a/c compressors before.

Is is safe to remove it yourself or must you go to a mechanic and get it discharged first?

 

Well, by law, its illegal to just "release" the stuff inside ANY A/C system, especially R-12, which is what "stock" RX-7 uses.

if you want to be illegal ... all I can say is you can do it any style you want. an open end wrench at right size and some common sense is all you need.

this question is the same as "can I run without a Catalyst Converter on the street?" the short answer is no. but lots of people still do it anyway.

 

Gotcha.

Thanks for replying.

Just didn't know if there were any physical danger involved. XD

 

Escaping refrigerant could give you a frostbite I suppose if you were too dumb to move your fingers out of the way.

I guess the refrigerant could displace oxygen in the area if you were working in a closet or something.

Oh yeah, monkeys could fly out your butt.

 

the "common" sense part is important, REALLY important.

just remember the system is holding a lot of pressure so u need to be careful of which line to "loosen" first. *hint*

 

Chemical manufacturers are required to prepare documents known as an MSDS -- Material Safety Data Sheet -- for their chemicals they sell.

The MSDS for R134a can be seen here:


http://www.pioneerair.com/sitemap.htm



by clicking on the text, "MSDS - R134a"



The MSDS indicates that small exposures to R134a are not expected to pose a toxic hazard.

In particular, the cancer-causing effects of R134a are characterized this way:


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DuPont

Material Safety Data Sheet

Carcinogenicity Information
None of the components present in this material at concentrations equal to or greater than 0.1% are listed by IARC, NTP, OSHA or ACGIH as a carcinogen.
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In other words, none of the major national (US) or international agencies with oversight for cancer-causing chemicals has classified R134a as a carcinogen.

 

That is the worst part. I hate it when that happens...

 

And I think this is the first post of the A/C season...

 

If you release refrigerant near an open flame, it will produce Phosgene.

Phosgene is a nerve gas.

 

awesome!

 

ok, now you just told all the terrorist how to make this wonderful "bomb"

 

I googled phosgene...and now there is a black van parked outside my home.......

 

They've come to take you away!