Q: On a 1996 Lumina with a 3.1, in which A/C line is the orifice located?

asked by on July 21, 2017

In which A/C line is the orifice located?

My car has 93000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

The orifice will be in the line where it comes from condenser to evaporator.

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