1972 Duster Build with my Daughter

FINALLY the Daughters Duster will freeze your nipples off. I will try to limit my rant of aftermarket parts. The POS aftermarket expansion valves flood the evaporator and I went through 3 compressors where the sub cool was totallly wrong on the valve and flooded liquid into the compressor failing the reed valves. Bought NOS reed valve plates and a NOS expansion valve (yes it is R12 BUT THAT DOES NOT MATTER). I plan to tighten the spring in the valve on turn in to compensate for the R134A with this valve but all the problems are gone and it is flipping cold 32F on the road on a 75F afternoon.

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32 degrees, nice!
I'm glad you paved the way for the rest of us nieve people in need of a nice AC set up. I'll be doing my original AC over in my 72 Scamp and will be looking at all your posts. Thanks much. Steve