Hey all, thank you very much for the quick and detailed responses. I spoke to the owner of the car about your recommendations and he showed me that the txv in the car is now making a loud "rusty gate" whine whenever the AC engages under acceleration. It's still cooling, but the sound is ob...

John, I attached the TXV bulb firmly with two metal hose clamps and insulated it with cork tape, but there is no way for me to check at this moment whether the txv is still firmly attached as on this car I would have to break the AC system seal to do so, and would rather not have to do that unless a...

Hi John, this was an aftermarket TXV (Denso 475-2011). System was charged by weight of refrigerant, 30 ounces of R12 as per factory specification. The system has not been converted to R-134 at this time as the owner of the vehicle still possessed a 30lb cylinder of the original refrigerant.

Hi all, I just completed a total system rebuild for a 1993 Honda Accord that had an AC compressor seize up and throw crud into the rest of the system. I ended up replacing the compressor, condenser, accumulator, evaporator, and txv, as well as pulling all hoses and liberally flushing them to remove ...