Well guys, are ya still here?? This saga ain't over...
So finally this evening I got my gauge set repaired. I vacuumed down the system for 1 hour plus like I usually do,, and all good. Shut down the vacuum, and the system held for 30 minutes - no leaks.
Feeling pretty good at this point...
Then I started charging the system, or trying to... With freon hooked up, when I opened the low side valve a little, the low side gauge went from vacuum to about 80 psi or so. High side was just over 125 psi. But that was it. Period. It never drew in the freon. I fought with it for about 30 minutes, then quit as I was worried about damaging the new compressor due to lack of flow. The low side connection felt cool, (not cold) to the touch, and the high side quite hot. Unlike normal, I had to jump the low pressure switch to get the compressor to kick in. Usually, the vacuum draws in enough freon that the compressor kicks in and I don't have to jump the low pressure switch, but not this time.
What do you guys think?? My only guess is that 450 psi of reverse pressure from when I had the lines reversed seriously damaged the orifice tube and now it doesn't want to flow.
Why is it that hundreds and hundreds of my customer jobs go just fine, but when working on my own stuff, things go to crap!!??
I'm so bummed right now. I've had two serious back surgeries and I'm now due for a third, so I'm trying to get all this done while enduring intense pain.
Ideas guys??
Thanks,
Vettepilot. :~(