If you have it its ok, You can use any existing stock leagly, You can't make
new or vent the old into the air. Junk yards use recovery machines and suck
out the old freon and clean and can it. Check with them. Carl E.
-----Original Message-----
From: REwald9535@aol.com <REwald9535@aol.com>
To: cdlynes@bellsouth.net <cdlynes@bellsouth.net>; mgs@autox.team.net
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: R 12
>Dave,
>I haven't checked the federal regs recently, however the way the rules read
a
>couple of years ago is that existing stocks of R-12 could be used up past
the
>date on which R-12 would no longer be produced (?12-31-94?). However if
>someone had an excess amount there could be problems. A couple of cans
should
>not present a problem.
>Where the problem is that R-12 is not supposed to be produced anywhere in
the
>world today. If some third world lab cooks up a batch and customs or the
EPA
>catches you with oh say a tank truck or two of R-12 there would be hell to
>pay.
>Face it the feds have better things to do than to root through your garage
>looking for a 13 oz. can of R-12
>Rick Ewald
>67 B
>
>In a message dated 3/3/99 12:00:22 PM SA Eastern Standard Time,
>cdlynes@bellsouth.net writes:
>
>> I was told that the federal penalty for being caught with a pound can of
>> freon (R12) was more than the penalty for cocaine possession. Could that
>> be true? If so, I'd better check my chemical locker. I know I bought a
>> case of R12 cans back in '89 sometime... Did I use it all?
>>
>> David Lynes, Woodstock, GA
>> 73 Midget
>> 78 MGB
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