I've done 3 r134a conversions. The first two blew the compressors up within 3000 miles. There's no way to flush the residual oil and debris out of them. My latest conversion has been great. Replaced the compressor, worn out condenser, orifice tube, and the drier. Then washed out the hoses, muffler, and evaporator, and threw it all back together with all new oil. Works great. Remember that the old oil is really bad in an r134a system, and can make a lot of pretty glitter in the system.
In the old days when R134A conversions were common, we used to call these "death kits". They give you the service ports, a receiver, and some supposedly universal oil that is compatible with the old mineral oil in R12 systems. I prefer to pull the compressor and drain the old mineral oil. My experience with conversions is it works OK in large systems like trucks and tractors where the components were way oversized. But in cars the results are often pretty lackluster. R12 systems operate at much lower pressures, so often you need a different expansion valve or orifice tube to make them work. Plus the rubber hoses and o-rings used in R12 systems were not made to withstand PAG oil.
yep. my bronco lasted a week before it blew one and drained out so i wasted 50 bucks or so. orifice tube should work fine but i would replace it with new one since they are about a dollar or two. now if you have poa valve you need to re calibrate it or buy a conversion valve that has the relay. the 80s cars have relays so really you just need to change all the orings to green and use the conversion fittings.
Hey , love your TH-cam videos of all the various "rides" you have featured. I have "rescued "and brought home a 1995 Chrysler Le Baron convertible back in Feb15 of this year.It needed some serious TLC and also a major clean out of the cars interior as the floor board was covered in garbage ie take out cups/lids , paper bags... very disgusting. The body is in decent shape other than a dent on drivers fender by the door, replaced the relay switch for the convertible top- now it works awesome. On the bright side shes a 3.0 V6 with 150,000 km on the motor... awesome cruiser for our hot summers here in the Okanagan Valley.. thanks for the great uploads , really enjoy them. Brad from Vernon B.C. Canada
Gotta say this Porsche project has been my favourite of all the many, many machines I've watched being fixed on this channel. Well, these and the old tractors. I LOVE the old farm equipment.
Yeah, the videos I've seen him in, he always working but never appears to break a sweat. Plus, it looked like the bay doors were closed, something you wouldn't do in that area without A/C.
@@jasonw3303 I've got an e28 myself, you'd be surprised at how cheap parts are. Besides a few rare things like idle air valves everything else has been cheaper or the same price as parts for the 7th gen Accord I used to have
I feel for you man! First drive in my 944 turbo after a few years off the road and lots of work the external oil cooler hoses blew off whilst driving to the garage for the UK MOT test. Cabin full of smoke and engine bay covered in oil, luckily there was no fire.... All sorted now after lots and lots of cleaning and cursing 👍😁🚗
My 944 had been blown up once before I bought it,has skipped time and bent a valve and caught on fire (by me.)but it has been one of the most fun cars I have ever owned !
Oil leaks are your friend. I had to replace the leaf springs in the front of my old Chevrolet pickup. Everything was covered in oily grime from years of the 307 leaking oil. Every bolt came right out!
I'm a VW fan so I had to go back and check. It's an older Jetta. my first VW was a brand new 1990 VW Fox. I loved it so much I stuck with VWs for 23 years, mainly driving Jettas but I did have a 2002 Golf and a 2008 Passat. Hard to say which I liked best but I do with I'd kept the Golf longer than I did.
Well, nicely done putting together the 944 vids. I subscribed to see the whole thing through. I've been wondering when you were going to try and get those dents out. Surprised the puller didn't work. What can you do to get it out?
Used to fly into Witchita in the summer and drive to McPhearson for many (too many) years for business. The heat there was more oppressive than Palm Springs in the summer because of the humidity. At 8:00 am on my way to the shop, I was sweating bullets, even with the a/c going full blast...ugh, I hated that weather!!
SWEET!!!! Another video of your face!!!!!!! Place make sure you're face doesn't fall out of the frame for more than a second or two... I NEED to see your face constantly when I see this video about a Porsche!!!
*WOW* !! *Watched you pull the Porche into a garage and IMMEDIATELY said 'I know where he is'* !! *LOL* !! *Johnny's Garage, aka German Motor Works is SPOTLESS* !! *It's unmistakeable* !! *Johnny is very vice* !! #WatchJRGo
I mistakenly drove my Blazer yesterday thinking it was going to be raining when I got off work. Nope! I could of drove my miata to work and have nice cold ac. Oh well. Live and learn. That's Kansas for you. You never really know what its going to do.
many years ago i went to the Porsche dealer to buy a 944 but they told me that it was sold out for the year. They suggested i pre-order one for the next year with only a $10,000 increase in price for the exact same car. i walked out and never returned, ever.
Jani Beg An ‘86 944 with an automatic and those seats and the teledials would have stickered at more than $27k with destination. They were never cheap, and there was a big bump in ‘87 prices, mark versus dollar. That’s why they restarted the 924S, which was essentially a 2.5L 924 at stickered at about the same price point as this car was.
It's not Wizard's time to repair BMW's that go straight to the scrapyard. As much as wizard likes fixing fancy cars he seems happy when he does repairs for local residents in his area getting their daily drivers back on road.
80+in MI.today,and supposed to be 90ish Saturday.Yay.I was literally dripping sweat,off my face.(I even soaked a 2nd bandana before I started the mower again)Had to come into the Air,and at 75 felt just awesome.Can't imagine riding in that portable oven.Eek.
To fix dents, people in Russia pour a pot of hot boiling water and even take a plunger to pull out the dent. It’s so easy even a Grandmother can do it.
Shout out to the Car Ninja for coming through w/the A/C save! As for that Maserati - swap a #Hemi into it. It'll need some mods to make it compatible, but it'll be more reliable, never mind the lifter issue - that's easily solved.
Did you need to change the o-rings during the conversion? I have an '87 with weak AC and was thinking of converting too. I'll do the parts, then bring it to a garage for the leak test and recharge. Does this sound reasonable?
Get ready for the compressor to go! The oil for r22 and 134 are NOT compatible, and mixing them does not go well for the compressor. ( I learned the hard way) A correct conversion involves pulling the compressor, and draining all the oil out of it, and flushing it. Then, put in proper oil in the compressor, and add oil into the lines.
Whenever, you decide to sell.. I'm Sure the 81 Fiat Spider I'm getting Wednesday will be more trouble . It evidently has an aftermarket AC. Hopefully I can do a conversion.
JR works on his cars (plus, it looked like the Car Ninja was busy, possibly with a customer). However, if you want to see Car Ninja working on a car, watch Hoovie's videos!
3:17 the white BMW X5 is still there from Tylor Hoover's Video must be a big repair job for that car. I feel bad for the owner probably threw alot of money.
You could literally eat off of the floor of the Car Ninja’s shop. Such a nice dude too.
David Lessenberry tell me about it, he’s been in two of my videos as well. He’s such a good sport lol.
His shop is beautiful you can tell he is very organized. You can tell a lot about a man by how he keeps his shop.
Laying on the floor without a creeper was amazing, I made a mess and spent a bunch of time cleaning it all back up 🍻
Thinking same thing
The saying goes "There's no happiness without order" quite apt for a German car specialist
JR is like Hoovie with manners and actually works on his cars
JR is what hoovie would be without the money and better taste in cars. Hoovie is what JR wants to be but can afford some seriously exotic lemons
Aaron Turner Exotic lemons.... love it!
Time to go V8......
rennlist.com/forums/968-forum/593593-a-few-upgrades-for-the-968-a-53.html
33 year old neglected $500 cars tend to have persistent issues - Just ask Hoovie
I've done 3 r134a conversions. The first two blew the compressors up within 3000 miles. There's no way to flush the residual oil and debris out of them. My latest conversion has been great. Replaced the compressor, worn out condenser, orifice tube, and the drier. Then washed out the hoses, muffler, and evaporator, and threw it all back together with all new oil. Works great. Remember that the old oil is really bad in an r134a system, and can make a lot of pretty glitter in the system.
I love how car ninja always has a smile on his face and always seems to be in a good mood. He just really love what he does.
I've noticed that too...always smiling. Of course, working on all those German cars probably keeps the cash flowing in!
I hope the Porsche-944 videos never end.
You rock. Love your channel. I just bought a 944 and love it. Of course I got a manual. Working on ac tomorrow.
In the old days when R134A conversions were common, we used to call these "death kits". They give you the service ports, a receiver, and some supposedly universal oil that is compatible with the old mineral oil in R12 systems. I prefer to pull the compressor and drain the old mineral oil. My experience with conversions is it works OK in large systems like trucks and tractors where the components were way oversized. But in cars the results are often pretty lackluster. R12 systems operate at much lower pressures, so often you need a different expansion valve or orifice tube to make them work. Plus the rubber hoses and o-rings used in R12 systems were not made to withstand PAG oil.
yep. my bronco lasted a week before it blew one and drained out so i wasted 50 bucks or so. orifice tube should work fine but i would replace it with new one since they are about a dollar or two. now if you have poa valve you need to re calibrate it or buy a conversion valve that has the relay. the 80s cars have relays so really you just need to change all the orings to green and use the conversion fittings.
Jonny the man! Glad you have A/C now with all the hot weather ahead. Great work!
When are you going to get rid of that bad window tint.
Kobe Wild for real, I hate looking at it, it’s so bad
I actually ended up getting a 1984 porsche 944 thats been sitting for 10 years for $430 thanks to these videos
Hey , love your TH-cam videos of all the various "rides" you have featured. I have "rescued "and brought home a 1995 Chrysler Le Baron convertible back in Feb15 of this year.It needed some serious TLC and also a major clean out of the cars interior as the floor board was covered in garbage ie take out cups/lids , paper bags... very disgusting. The body is in decent shape other than a dent on drivers fender by the door, replaced the relay switch for the convertible top- now it works awesome. On the bright side shes a 3.0 V6 with 150,000 km on the motor... awesome cruiser for our hot summers here in the Okanagan Valley.. thanks for the great uploads , really enjoy them. Brad from Vernon B.C. Canada
"It sounds amazing when it runs." Italian cars summed up in one sentence.
"Rust free, oil-coated"
Don't tell everyone my secrets! 😮
The Car Ninja is soo cool - you drop oil all over his workshop and then he lets you take over a lift and fix your car. Kudos to him.
The car ninja is so chill.
Gotta say this Porsche project has been my favourite of all the many, many machines I've watched being fixed on this channel. Well, these and the old tractors. I LOVE the old farm equipment.
I have a feeling the Car Ninja’s shop is air conditioned. In the summer heat and humidity
of Wichita, all the doors are closed.
Yeah, the videos I've seen him in, he always working but never appears to break a sweat. Plus, it looked like the bay doors were closed, something you wouldn't do in that area without A/C.
I have a feeling it wasn't until he started working on Hoovie's Hoopties. Probably got HEPA filters too just off the Alpina
How's the R8 coming? Its about time to dive into it again.
I was transfixed by the E28 on the lift, and the VW next to the Maserati.
yep of rather have that vw. at least cheap headaches !
@@jasonw3303 I've got an e28 myself, you'd be surprised at how cheap parts are. Besides a few rare things like idle air valves everything else has been cheaper or the same price as parts for the 7th gen Accord I used to have
Absolutely! I spotted that E28.. the Mk2 Golf looks worth a go as well!
Porsche content on a Friday, let the weekend begin !👍
Watch. JR. BLOW..cold air. That. Is
You're right about interior Midwest heat though, my sister went to college in Nebraska and the summers were insane!
Has an oil fountain under the hood, laughs about it. This is why I love these videos.
Kansas heat is no joke.
Me - Laughing in Texas.
RJ Clark been stationed in both states and heat is heat, it’s miserable.
Same here in the northern part of california currently 106
Also laughing in New Orleans
Good way to end my week!
"Car Ninja wants me to buy this car" Who does he think he's talking to, Tyler Hoover? 🤣
Probably time to give Freddie a call.
The interior o that Maserati was beautiful, an I'm not usually a fan of red interiors.
@@davidgalinat4257 yeah Tavarish is probably licking his chops at that beautiful broken machine!
@@drewping2002 He IS the warranty.
I feel for you man! First drive in my 944 turbo after a few years off the road and lots of work the external oil cooler hoses blew off whilst driving to the garage for the UK MOT test. Cabin full of smoke and engine bay covered in oil, luckily there was no fire.... All sorted now after lots and lots of cleaning and cursing 👍😁🚗
What clean shop. 👍
My 944 had been blown up once before I bought it,has skipped time and bent a valve and caught on fire (by me.)but it has been one of the most fun cars I have ever owned !
I have enjoyed the Porsche 944 content. I sent you a message about it. Tell Gabe hello. LOL. This made my night complete when I got home from work.
Car Ninja for the win! Moving on to the R8!
Idk why but watching jrgo makes me so happy.. probably the intro and outro tbh and the amount of knowledge he has
You haven't lived until it's 100 and 100% humidity ...North Carolina...
The Maserati is cool but I’m more curious about the Golf next to it, you never see those around, much less in that condition!
Oil leaks are your friend. I had to replace the leaf springs in the front of my old Chevrolet pickup. Everything was covered in oily grime from years of the 307 leaking oil. Every bolt came right out!
Background: BMWs in their natural habitat, on the lift and cardboard underneath to collect the oil leaks.
Truest comment ever typed on TH-cam.
HC-12a > R-134a. The mix of propane and butane will function like R-12 as a refrigerant. It’s commonly sold as Duracool or Red Tek.
I’ve used r-290. Worked great.
o yea that stuff works great. I'm just making my own from isobutane and propane. At 12$ cad for a full charge its dirt cheap too
hc-12a is illegal in the states according to wiki due to flammability (even though 134a is more volatile) and is also banned in kansas
Garlic Bread Jenkins I think it is allowed in 32 states
Good thing I have a new 30lb bottle of R12 sitting in the garage waiting for my new 944.
Man I was so excited to see the car at the end of the video.... Yes, that blue VW! For a minute I thought it was a Fox. Love those 😍
I'm a VW fan so I had to go back and check. It's an older Jetta. my first VW was a brand new 1990 VW Fox. I loved it so much I stuck with VWs for 23 years, mainly driving Jettas but I did have a 2002 Golf and a 2008 Passat. Hard to say which I liked best but I do with I'd kept the Golf longer than I did.
Been drinking a bit this evening, I love you JR!
Well, nicely done putting together the 944 vids. I subscribed to see the whole thing through. I've been wondering when you were going to try and get those dents out. Surprised the puller didn't work. What can you do to get it out?
Hello Jeffrey how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health.
Used to fly into Witchita in the summer and drive to McPhearson for many (too many) years for business. The heat there was more oppressive than Palm Springs in the summer because of the humidity. At 8:00 am on my way to the shop, I was sweating bullets, even with the a/c going full blast...ugh, I hated that weather!!
You should buy stock in O'Reilly's lol
"CAR NINJA" is your SAVIOR!👍🤘😎
This is what I love to do all day, buy expensive cars cheap and fix them up cheap.
SWEET!!!! Another video of your face!!!!!!! Place make sure you're face doesn't fall out of the frame for more than a second or two... I NEED to see your face constantly when I see this video about a Porsche!!!
The car that keeps on giving... content! Looking nice though, at least once the oil is off the underside again.
Love the Mk2 Golf @9:49 , GTI?
*WOW* !! *Watched you pull the Porche into a garage and IMMEDIATELY said 'I know where he is'* !! *LOL* !! *Johnny's Garage, aka German Motor Works is SPOTLESS* !! *It's unmistakeable* !! *Johnny is very vice* !! #WatchJRGo
Awful nice of the car ninja to help you out.
If you guys havemt watched car ninjas documentary go watch it the guy is really hardworking and honest wish the best for him and his shop
Just need to sell it to me at this point
I don't know why he keeps avoiding working on the R8. I'd love to see that car finally get finished.
zmarko probably because he fucking hates the r8 , and gets more views from hoopties
Nice to see the mech. Crossovers in the czar. Repairs
Right at the end of the vid, was that a MK2 Golf GTI hiding out next to that Maserati at the Ninja’s
Very lucky you didn't have a Car-B-Que. Old rubber hoses are the bane of 'classic' cars.
We still have room in our DE for a 944. 😉
I mistakenly drove my Blazer yesterday thinking it was going to be raining when I got off work. Nope! I could of drove my miata to work and have nice cold ac. Oh well. Live and learn. That's Kansas for you. You never really know what its going to do.
If I could work on the 944 with Watch JR Goes I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and puff on the Cannabis Cigar and get all schmoked up.
Fat Woolford, is that correct?
"Kansas heat is no joke" laughs in Texas
Kansas heat and Texas heat is no joke. Laughs in Arkansas. The humidity here is ridiculous.
Laughs in Kuwait
Mohammad Kalandar a man of culture habibi
@@mohammadkalandar553 Yeah, but it's a dry heat...
Little brass fitting next to site glass is the one that pops
I love the blue Mk2 big bumper Vw Golf next to the Maserati at the Car Ninja’s.
I would have liked to hear that running.
As a kid that porch was the best car for ().
many years ago i went to the Porsche dealer to buy a 944 but they told me that it was sold out for the year. They suggested i pre-order one for the next year with only a $10,000 increase in price for the exact same car. i walked out and never returned, ever.
Jani Beg An ‘86 944 with an automatic and those seats and the teledials would have stickered at more than $27k with destination. They were never cheap, and there was a big bump in ‘87 prices, mark versus dollar. That’s why they restarted the 924S, which was essentially a 2.5L 924 at stickered at about the same price point as this car was.
If a mechanic doesn't think it is worth it to fix a car, take his word for it.
Too bad you couldn’t get videos of the Classic VW Rabbit at the end.
It might be car Ninja's Volkswagen he owns 3 of them.
Peep the Ferrari 360 spyder from car trek at the end there. It may not be the exact one but it’s soo close
Slowly pan to a shot of the Car Wizard angrily looking into the Ninja's shop through the window
I think the Wizard is okay knowing he doesn't have to fix those BMWs.
It's not Wizard's time to repair BMW's that go straight to the scrapyard.
As much as wizard likes fixing fancy cars he seems happy when he does repairs for local residents in his area getting their daily drivers back on road.
@9:18 (LOL 918) The Porsche 944's are made with a FULL galvanized steel body.. no way that dent is coming out easily xD
0:09 a first Gen Mazda MPV!
Fix the bodywork, then give it a Rust oleum white white paint job. 👍👍 I love that car be nice to it please.
I had one of those back in the day. I spent so much money on it. It drove me crazy.
I live in Kansas too, it gets really hot here
Nice E28 on the lift
On your drier there is a valve that pops, were the freon leaks out, change drier assembly,
80+in MI.today,and supposed to be 90ish Saturday.Yay.I was literally dripping sweat,off my face.(I even soaked a 2nd bandana before I started the mower again)Had to come into the Air,and at 75 felt just awesome.Can't imagine riding in that portable oven.Eek.
To fix dents, people in Russia pour a pot of hot boiling water and even take a plunger to pull out the dent. It’s so easy even a Grandmother can do it.
That's such a cool car man
In Vermont we call that free undercoating.
Help 2003 Chevrolet ssr transmission fluid level when full show your knowledge please !
Love this porsch!
I'm pretty sure the Ninjas shop floor is cleaner than my kitchen floor.
How about a link to the conversion kit?
Shout out to the Car Ninja for coming through w/the A/C save! As for that Maserati - swap a #Hemi into it. It'll need some mods to make it compatible, but it'll be more reliable, never mind the lifter issue - that's easily solved.
Car ninja needs to start a channel already and become part of the Wichita automotive youtube gang
Did you need to change the o-rings during the conversion? I have an '87 with weak AC and was thinking of converting too. I'll do the parts, then bring it to a garage for the leak test and recharge. Does this sound reasonable?
Dang, the stuff I could do to my cars if I had that garage.
Hello John how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health.
You have to heat the paint before PDR
Yes yes yes on the granturismo that would be a sick project!
Great car dude
Are you going to clean the rear window?
If the orifice tube is clogged it will fill up the glove box and spit condensation out of the vents
This thing just doesn't want to stay on the road. 🤪
Get ready for the compressor to go! The oil for r22 and 134 are NOT compatible, and mixing them does not go well for the compressor. ( I learned the hard way) A correct conversion involves pulling the compressor, and draining all the oil out of it, and flushing it. Then, put in proper oil in the compressor, and add oil into the lines.
Whenever, you decide to sell..
I'm
Sure the 81 Fiat Spider I'm getting Wednesday will be more trouble . It evidently has an aftermarket AC. Hopefully I can do a conversion.
CarNinja is a mensch. Love that guy.
I see JR doing all of the work here, and very little by the Car Ninja
JR works on his cars (plus, it looked like the Car Ninja was busy, possibly with a customer). However, if you want to see Car Ninja working on a car, watch Hoovie's videos!
look at that coolant resevoir lol been overheating for a while lol
You resemble Robert Lewandowski.... in case no one hasn't mentioned that yet ;-) Great show, thank you!
3:17 the white BMW X5 is still there from Tylor Hoover's Video must be a big repair job for that car.
I feel bad for the owner probably threw alot of money.
You KNOW you want that Mazzawrongti lol
There's an entire series in that sucker.
I do hope you are paying the Car Ninja for his time, his rack, his a/c compressor, his oil-covered floor.....
Thankfully you were literally in a garage when you sprang a leak.
A proud German predecessor of other newer German cars.