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Old 09-06-2002, 09:16 AM   #1
Alex Hayley
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AC expansion valve question

How do you tell if the AC expansion valve is bad? Thanks...
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Old 09-09-2002, 10:24 AM   #2
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Try this site:

www.aircondition.com

There are other links at the site, but try clicking on:

" Basic air condition operation", for a description of the system in a car.

I am not sure how to test the expansion valve, but it controls the flow of freon based upon temperature, so the ac will not work when it is bad.

Jim
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Old 09-09-2002, 10:41 AM   #3
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watch your gauges. if low side is sucking into a vacuum or both low and high side pressures are high you have a bad expansion valve. i am assuning you are using gauges.
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Old 09-09-2002, 09:11 PM   #4
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Well....ummmm....no....I am kind of doing this by the seat of my pants....wishing for some luck here. Thank you for responding.
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