Reply to "Evacuating the A/C System"

Garth's suggestion is the cheapest. And will provide the minimal required tools to maybe make it all work. The gauge set Garth referenced is only for 134 fittings. If still stock, your Pantera has R-12 fittings.

And while you didn't ask, trying to resurrect an R-12 system with the Freeze 12 retrofit is just a roll of the dice, IMHO.

Things to consider.

Is your system working, at all, currently?

If not, do you know why?

Is your system leak free? You can only know this if you pull a vacuum and then can observe it will hold for at least 30 minutes.

Do you know what a proper fill amount is for the Pantera system with Freeze 12?

And about three dozen other possible problems and questions might need to be addressed.

If you are just going for a Hail Mary type of resurrection, then go for it. You can't really hurt things too much.

Good luck.

Larry

P.S. - Once you introduce the Freeze 12 into your system, you will create a bastard system. Shops will not want to contaminate their R-12 or r-134 equipment while servicing it. Most good shops have sniffers to check what a system is filled with.

I suggest you might want to seek advice from a local A/C shop before going down the Freeze 12 road.