[AirCon conversion from R12 gas to R13a]

It is unlikely if the seals on your compressor will hold out long, presuming you are referring to your 162.

I have a 183 and the compressor gave up spectacularly and immediately after filling with new gas and oil. We fitted a second hand compressor from a 205 using some bits from my old one to take care of different bolt centres.

Then a couple of weeks later the radiator blew. So you need a good system to start with or it will fail due to the higher pressures.

[Led park lights]

Possible cause is a poor earth in one of your brake bulbs holders on stop and tail. Some of the brake voltage runs back from bulb earth down the side light wire and operates the low resistance LED's in series with the brake light. Your LED's are acting like a test lamp.

Check earth continuity from holder to body by clipping a temporary earth to the rear holders in turn. If the LED's do not illuminate on braking it is your original earthing lead to chassis. Or you can remove the light bulb on one side and try, then both, this will identify which holder earth is bad.

[Battery Q's]

I have bought a conditioner from ebay, it is tiny and not designed to fast charge a dead battery.

Instead the conditioner reverse pulses a low battery to wake it up, it then goes into normal charge mode until the charge rate drops. The circuit then drops to a maintenanance mode which just matches the voltage losses from radio, alarm etc.

I have a big heavy duty charger to get a dead battery up to working condition in a hurry.

Many people think that an alternator will recover a jump started battery, this is not correct unless you have a long run. An alternator can maintain a battery perfectly but will struggle to recharge a discharged one. The voltage regulator etc work against the requirements by trying to balance the load when you are driving. (This is the simple version it is a bit more complicated in reality.)

A cheap trickle charger can kill (cook) a good battery by boiling off the electrolyte,been there done that. I have had some sucess with a cheap caravan type solar charger, it keeps my boat battery maintained when not in use. Halfords, 10years plus and still going strong.

[The Vert Thread - general information & owners list]

My 1991 JDM ST183 4ws convertible, recently imported to Cyprus from UK New Cyprus Registration Number on pic 1

[What did you drive before your Celica?]

Austin 7 Special, slab tank suicide doors which opened on a fast corner.

Citroen Light 15 Black

Ford anglia 105E Black

Austin Healey sprite powder blue

Fiat 500 Gardiniere Red(Got married Sprite had to go)

Ford Escort Mk2 New Brown

Ford Cortina Mk2 Silver Blue

Vauxhall Victor estate Silver

Ford Granada Mk3 Green

Ford Granada Mk4 Red Metallic

Jeep Cherokee V8 Green

Range Rover 2 door manual Red

Ford Granada Scorpio Blue

Mitsubishi Shogun Grey

Toyota Celica Gen5 Auto Silver New

Toyota Previa auto "Greenhouse" Silver

VW Golf Cabrio Auto Black (Wifes really)

Jaguar XJS 3.6 Auto Red Metallic (Definitely mine)

Toyota Supra twin turbo black wife drove it once, no limiter back tyres every 9000 miles, the best, motored around UK France and Italy at Mach 1 and never got a ticket.

Down hill from now on

Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Green did same as Supra above but slower and got a ticket 3 weeks after buying it!

Range Rover P38 4.6 Blue and a Purple Suzuki X90 Cabrio with bling wheels and side tubes for wife

Landrover series1 pile of junk, took it apart and rebuilt chassis up,made a brilliant toy which is now in Cyprus matt desert sand, never needs washing except to get the sea water off her. Still have it

Mazda Familia Cyprus runabout white

Mitsubishi Gallant Silver, gutless 1.6

Mitsubishi L200 Twin Cab Pickup Silver and blue to pull the boat, diesel horrendous uncomfortable lumpy thing kept it 6 months engine blew up week after I sold it

Toyota RAV4 auto Silver for wife brilliant, still have it

Izusu Trooper 3.1 Turbo Black 9 seater to pull boat and collect family from airport, diesel noisy adequate due to be sold soon

Range Rover p38 4.0 silver, bought from ebay with a busted engine, replaced with a Cosworth 4.6 hand made chips and everything, still have it

Toyota Celica Cen 5 convertible red metallic latest plaything

Of the above cars I have broken 1 engine (Escort), replaced 1 torque converter (Granada) bent front (Cortina), disintegrated water pump (P38) otherwise touch wood the rest has been the usual consumables.

Now that was a silly question to ask an old retired petrol head :rolleyes: