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- Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:09 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Orifice tube sizing
- Replies: 22
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Re: Orifice tube sizing
First its a 1970 Cadillac with an evoporator out of a 75 that had a the vir. The compressor is a sd5h14, so it is 140cc. Much smaller than the A6. I stepped down the office size and the suction side no longer was colder the further down the pipe you went, I might have gone too small though. I have h...
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:43 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Orifice tube sizing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8937
Re: Orifice tube sizing
Ok, so I talked to them and they said my fault could also be a small compressor. I bought a sanden compressor but it's so much smaller than the stock A6 compressor, is it possible the smaller compressor is at fault or should I play with my charge first?
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 5:39 am
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Orifice tube sizing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8937
Re: Orifice tube sizing
So it is a aluminum block without an inserted tube. It is just a hole drilled through the aluminum and it looks a little large. My problem is there isn't a orifice tube to change out but just a hole drilled in an aluminum block. Can I try to restrict that hole or should I try to replace it with an a...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:27 pm
- Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
- Topic: Orifice tube sizing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8937
Orifice tube sizing
So I have a old Cadillac which has a v i r eliminator kit on it. It also has a new sanden style compressor on it. I first charged it today and the high and low side pressures both seemed off. At idle the low side had 60 psi of pressure and the high side had 175 psi. The compressor outlet was warm to...