Cusser
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Whoa !!!! Look into the cause of the non-operation first.
With engine off, put a 19mm socket on the compressor nut, try to turn it. If it doesn't turn, then the compressor is seized, and then the compressor, drier must be replaced, and the line to drier and condenser to compressor must be backwards flushed to remove particles.
Check static pressure of the refrigerant (if any). The low side port is 1/4 inch flare, standard for R-12. The high side is a little smaller, 3/16 inch flare, so an adapter would be needed.
You need to see if voltage is getting to the AC compressor magnetic clutch, and maybe could "jump" the compressor wire directly to the battery FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS, to see if it engages. If so, then you could "jump" the connections at the pressure switch at the receiver-drier. Or maybe the blower resistor is bad.
In other words, best to figure out exactly what's wrong, and easier and better to stay with R-12, which is still legal to use, and able to be purchased.
Converting to R134a refrigerant means different refrigeration oil, which means removing the R-12 oil out of the system.
So see if