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Re: 2001 A/C diagnosis - what does it mean?
If you ever have reason to fill ... then fill to the "high" side of the acceptable range.
BUT, from what you're describing ... you don't (now) need more refrigerant. Your key statement was : ..."Compressor didn't seem to cycle at all. Stayed on permanently". The compressor is doing all it can. (If you added some refrigerant, it would actually do a bit less .... but that's another involved discussion.)
You have other issues. Are all the fans running? ... at highest speed? Are both the condensing and evaporating coils in good shape ... fins not bent ... fins clean? Are all the fans clean? The inside fans are notorious for getting loaded with dust ... comes from our clothes, etc.
The condensor coil is supposed to be "flow-coupled" to the radiator ... so no air can leak around the "connection" between them ... passing thru the radiator but not the condensor. So, are all these pieces in place? Plastic parts at the top and bottom of the radiator/condensor coupling? Are they joined on the sides? You may have lost some of these pieces ... they are all important.
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