Iron Chef revisited

Yesterday before the gym I picked up a can of 134 refrigerant to hopefully recharge the AC system on the van.  After work I popped the hood, found the low side AC service port and tried to attach the connector.  It didn’t fit.  The fitting on the van was just a little bit bigger than the connector from the can would allow.   The party van originally used the older R-12 refrigerant type, I had it converted over to 134a during one of it’s many visits to the garage.

I am thinking that possibly the fitting on the van is the older R-12 variety, I don’t know.  So I plan to head back to the auto store today to see if I can find something that will work. Since my AC recharge project was a bust I decided to pull the satellite antenna from the party van and put it in the Tacoma.  This project went smoothly, I now once again have Sirius in my truck.

I used to watch the original Japanese Iron Chef show years ago, I always found it very funny and entertaining.  I recently rediscovered the show, albeit the new American version.  There is just something compelling about watching chefs prepare exotic dishes out of unexpected ingredients.  However the best 15 seconds of every show is when the “secret ingredient” is revealed.  The Asian guy that performs this ritual is absolutely hilarious.  The faces and gestures he uses when revealing the ingredient makes me laugh out loud every single time.