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Expansion Block/Orifice Tube: Service and Repair









Remove or Disconnect

1. Recover refrigerant. Refer to "Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling, Adding Oil, Evacuating and Recharging Procedures."
2. A/C evaporator tube.
3. Orifice from A/C evaporator tube.

Install or Connect

1. Orifice in A/C evaporator tube (9).

Important

^ Install long screen inlet end toward condenser.

2. A/C evaporator tube.
3. Charge A/C system. Refer to "Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling, Adding Oil, Evacuating and Recharging Procedures."
4. Leak-test fittings. Refer to "Leak-Testing the Refrigeration System."