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Old 04-12-2012, 11:06 AM
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Re: help!!!!

OK if you didn't evacuate the system before charging that explains a lot....air in the system expands way too much and makes pressures go higher...which will make it cycle and probably make the expansion valve and other components make noise that may be the hissing you heard. By relieving the overcharge it's probably now in a state where it can work well enough now without cycling when system temps and pressures rise...

But you really should vac it down, that will get rid of any air and moisture in the system, and refill with the correct amount of refrigerant charge, as stated on the A/C info label on the radiator support...that will assure you're not running so high pressure that you blow a hose, and you aren't fulla moisture that's gonna destroy the compressor and the cores from the inside out....once a compressor goes from internal corrosion, it'll shotgun the whole system with metal, and you'll have to replace it as well as the receiver/dryer, expansion valve, etc....
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