Well, guess what. Even though I tried to buy quality parts, they're all made in China anyway, and the A/C lines at the condensor were a really, really poor alignment/fit. You know where this is going, huh? Yep, I accidentally swapped the lines at the condensor, right where the Orifice tube is locate...

I replaced the compressor with the same as original; R4 with serpentine belt. All new hoses etc., came set up for R134. Condensor is parallel flow. New lines came with orifice tube pre-installed in line that connects at condensor. Terrible place for it!! I did not add another orifice tube, and when ...

Hi all, Restoring a 1994 GMC K1500 with 5.7 V/8. I installed virtually ALL new A/C system components, except the evaporator. I thoroughly flushed the evaporator, and pressure tested it for leaks. (None) Vacuumed the system down for one hour plus, and then the system held the vacuum overnight with va...