The orifice tube, you shouldn’t flush that line with it still in it
Flushing the liquid line and the evaporator
Hi again,
When flushing out the liquid line, should there be resistance? I put some air pressure to either end and it seemed to have something inside and was restricting the flow. I thought it was as straight through hose. Is there a filter in there?
On the evaporator, am I correct that you reverse flush it from the liquid line connection through the evaporator and out the line to the accumulator?
I am flushing it with denatured alcohol @ 50psi into a bucket to see if there are any fragments. I figured I had better flush the two remaining parts I did not replace, just in case. When I flushed the liquid line, a few very small pieces of something did come out, but only once.
Thanks!
When flushing out the liquid line, should there be resistance? I put some air pressure to either end and it seemed to have something inside and was restricting the flow. I thought it was as straight through hose. Is there a filter in there?
On the evaporator, am I correct that you reverse flush it from the liquid line connection through the evaporator and out the line to the accumulator?
I am flushing it with denatured alcohol @ 50psi into a bucket to see if there are any fragments. I figured I had better flush the two remaining parts I did not replace, just in case. When I flushed the liquid line, a few very small pieces of something did come out, but only once.
Thanks!
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Usually, there's a ton of crap behind it.
Well, I did some digging in my service manual because I looked everywhere for the orifice on my car and I could not find it. It is built INTO THE Liquid line that goes to the evaporator. They have a section in the manual that tells you how to "cut it out" and replace it with a coupling. Geez, I should have just ordered the dang part for $20. AARRRGGHH!!!! MORE WAITING FOR PARTS...
In thinking more about this, I don't need to flush the evaporator since the liquid line has a filter to catch any small particles. It is recommended to replace the liquid line if the orifice is used. I could not believe the repair kit (coupling) was the same price as the liquid line itself. And shipping is the same price as either part! On top of it all, I will have to wait until next Wednesday to get the part from RockAuto.
Sorry, just venting. Pissed at myself that I did not realize the liquid line should have been replaced from the start. I thought it was just a straight A/C line. AARRRGGHHH!!!!!
Sorry, just venting. Pissed at myself that I did not realize the liquid line should have been replaced from the start. I thought it was just a straight A/C line. AARRRGGHHH!!!!!
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