Q: Low and high pressures stay low regardless of rpm, even while adding more than required r134a

asked by on October 10, 2016

Same as above, no cold air, very little drip from evaporator, cold line sweats very little. Compressor runs without any excessive noise. I'm suspecting expansion valve trouble.

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