[onewhippedpuppy]

As if I needed another reason to hate the government…..

Consider this a PSA for anyone working on a newer vehicle. My 2020 Ram AC is only blowing cool and the low side isn’t getting condensation on the pipe, so I broke out my handy R134a gauge set. Nope, pipe fittings are different. Then I notice the R1234yf sticker on the cowling, apparently this is the new shiny happy earth friendly refrigerant that started being phased in around 2017, and I believe mandated by 2020. Which of course have different fittings, great. Find an adapter set on the big A, they showed up today. Check the pressure and sure enough it’s a little low, so I run to the FLAPS for a can. $64 effing dollars for a can of this crap! Putting that aside I get home, go to hook up the can and nope! Can tap is left handed thread, YGBSM. Drove back to the FLAPS, got a tap, run back home thinking this is the moment. Nope, connection to the charging hose is also left hand thread. FML. So now I’m waiting on yet another adapter to complete my AC recharge Mona Lisa. What an effing joke….