That is a REAL SHAME... because the MOST LIKELY
source of all your troubles is the 17 year old seal
on the front of that compressor...
Now
opening the system... you have let in atmosphere...
(means ANY moisture).
If your system works at IDLE... it is working WELL...
Right now my BEST GUESS is that you did not pull a
full vacuum... and hold it for about 45 minutes...
((intended to EVACUATE & DRY out your system))...
Check out the ROBINAIR vacuum pumps
on AMAZON...
OR (used)...
If the SELLER says fully functional... It is a protected
purchase (eBay guaranteed (have a look)) :
ROBINAIR COOLTECH 15400 Vacuum Pump eBay
Of course you are on your own getting the R12/22
fittings to adapt your R134a fittings (type... MAYBE
(you MUST check vehicles LABELS yourself...!!)
I am just saying ICE in your expansion valve
is what is KILLING YOU (my opinion).
Hope this helps
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SOURCE: location of orifice tube in 2004 ford taurus
orfice should be located on the accumulator, where the large line connects.
SOURCE: Suburban 2001 how many orifice tubes?
there is only one fixed orfice tube, it is in the high side ac line..
SOURCE: Replacing Accumulator in 1993 GMC
the orfice tube goes in the high pressure line, that is the small line near the accumulator, disconnect that line and the orfice is in the accumulator inlet tube, u may need an extra long nosed needle nose pliers to extract it.
SOURCE: Orifice Tube for 2000 Impala
Does it have crimp marks on the tube about 3 inches from the fitting?If so,that's where the orifice tube is.Most of the time,you simply disconnect the fitting,pull out the orifice tube & install a new one.Tip:if it has a lot of black junk on it,flush the system or you will end up having the same problem again very soon.Good luck,
ChevRev
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