If you don't know your way around a refrigerant system get a mechanic to charge it for you. The pressures and temperatures in an operating HVAC system aren't trivial and should not be worked on by inexperienced personnel.
You can check out the website linked below. It isn't difficult to put the refrigerant into your AC system. You will be charging on the low side and depending on which gauge you are using on how to use it. Check out the website and they also have a Tech Support Line to give you detailed answers.
They all draw power.
It is illegal to use #12 due to damage to ozone layer
A 1999 Cavalier does not use Freon as a refrigerant.
Your car uses refrigerant not Freon. Freon is a brand name put out by DuPont. All ac systems use refrigerant often mistakenly called Freon. All of them!!! Check for a decal under the hood or on the compressor for the information you seek. I believe that around 1996 car makers started using R-134A instead of R-12 refrigerant. Hope this helps.
no, losing the manual would not cause the car to use freon.
NO! You would never put propane in an air conditioning system! For air conditioning to work it needs FREON. Depending on your car you need to find out what kind of freon it requires, as well.
It's too volatile.
No, Freon is no longer used in vehicles' cooling system. Should you take your car in for maintenance, the mechanic will use a special vacuum to remove and properly dispose of the Freon. The mechanic will then use R-134, a replacement for Freon.
never use it
Freon is the trade name for R12. Your car contains R134 or R134a which is not Freon.
R134a
What is used in vehicles is called Refrigerant, freon is just a brand name used by the DuPont corporation. .......