a 30 minute vacuum after a system opening is not long enough to pull out moisture and leftover flushing vapors esp in temps below 85 degrees and often times the vac pumps used are too weak to pull deep enough giving higher pressures and weaker performance plus contaminates the oil and desiccant resu...

sounds like a air flow problem across the condenser or the condenser itself/expansion valve or even some form of contamination in the system, you should be getting your pressure readings in the open sun and at 60 degree ambient temps your pressures are too high and even set on high max output the co...

honda has known problems with relays causing clutch failures

is the fan wiring backwards?
is where the fan pulls air from blocked?
pull the fan motor and check for running speed?
does fan motor get proper voltage to operate properly?

i would look over the other machine's parts for numbers use the discontinued part numbers to look for used parts or old stock on the internet, as a last resort start measuring the parts to match them up as close as possible to whats available being sold or have it made for you. you will need the ori...