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A/C Question - Orifice Tube or Expansion Valve? 200 1988

posted by  R2 on  Thu Jun 19 10:55 CST 2008
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Which does my '88 244 have? Having some work done since I have low suction and low high pressure readings at the compressor. Troubleshooting guide says my orifice tube or expansion valve is probably plugged.








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A/C Question - Orifice Tube or Expansion Valve? 200 1988

posted by  Jorrell on  Thu Jun 19 11:33 CST 2008
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Your system has an expansion valve which is located on the passenger side of the center dash stack. Note, this is a common failure. Assume that you will have to replace the receiver dryer and vacuum the system down once reassembled.

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A/C Question - Orifice Tube or Expansion Valve? 200 1988

posted by  Smitty on  Fri Jun 20 07:56 CST 2008
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Interesting - so did the orifice tube show up when they improved the AC system in '90-'91?
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A/C Question - Orifice Tube or Expansion Valve? 200 1988

posted by  Jorrell on  Fri Jun 20 13:05 CST 2008
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The expansion valve did disappear in that timeframe and was replaced by the orifice tube. That being said, I've seen earlier york based compressor systems that had both an orifice tube and an expansion valve, so go figure!

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A/C Question - Orifice Tube or Expansion Valve? 200 1988

posted by  R2 on  Thu Jun 19 15:34 CST 2008
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Thanks for the information.







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