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Offline rpm

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« on: June 05, 2007, 02:45:54 AM »
I'm replacing the a/c compressor and accumulator on my 2001 Dodge 1500. I can't find the orifice tube. I know where it should be, in the liquid line between the evaporator and condenser core, but there's nothing there.

Anyone know wtf it is?
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« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2007, 02:55:24 AM »
How much you wanna bet a Mexican stole it?

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« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2007, 03:11:09 AM »
I think the otube is built into the line and unserviceable you have to buy the entire line, call the nearest dealer and talk to the service manager.
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« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2007, 03:52:05 AM »
You sure its doesnt have an expansion valve?

Dodge has gotten away from orifice tubes in the last 10 yrs.

Look for a block in between the evaporator and the inlet/outlet lines.



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« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2007, 06:00:04 AM »
2001 dodge eh?  go buy a new and real truck you damn communist.  to your credit at least it's not a minivan which is what I thought you would own.
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« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2007, 06:08:24 AM »
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You sure its doesnt have an expansion valve?

Dodge has gotten away from orifice tubes in the last 10 yrs.

Look for a block in between the evaporator and the inlet/outlet lines.



CFYA


Funny that you said the last 10 years..  My plymouth is 30+ and had an expansion valve.

Order should be- Compressor to discharge line to  Condensor to liquid line, to fliter drier, to Sight Glass, to Metering device (Cap tube, or Expansion Valve), to accumulator, to Evaporator.

I think some cars have the sight glass/expansion valve as one, but i'm not sure.
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« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2007, 07:16:11 AM »
VWE is right, the orifice is built into the liquid line, but you don't have to call the dealer. O'Reilly Auto Parts has it, part number 56824, $41.99.
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« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2007, 10:26:35 AM »
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VWE is right, the orifice is built into the liquid line, but you don't have to call the dealer. O'Reilly Auto Parts has it, part number 56824, $41.99.
Thanks Culero :D  I knew the O'Club wouldn't let me down.

I knew it had to have an expansion device and a new orifice tube came with the kit. I could not find where the little SOB went. That was the only possible option left.

Oh, Storch... it's not a minivan. It gets 11mpg and has cowsheit on the bumper. I'm not a treehugging cityboy, like you.
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« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2007, 11:09:29 AM »
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Thanks Culero :D  I knew the O'Club wouldn't let me down.

I knew it had to have an expansion device and a new orifice tube came with the kit. I could not find where the little SOB went. That was the only possible option left.

Oh, Storch... it's not a minivan. It gets 11mpg and has cowsheit on the bumper. I'm not a treehugging cityboy, like you.
now now just because I'm from miami doesn't mean I live in the city of.  I live out ...well it used to be out in the sticks but suburbia has rapidly encroached the environs of the eastern everglades.  when we moved out here our nearest neighbor was the graham dairies.
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« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2007, 11:20:10 AM »
UPDATE: O'Reilly has the part on factory backorder. Every independant parts store I called was too. But, I found one thru Dodge for $63.:mad:
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« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2007, 02:19:02 PM »
That should tell you something about Daimler-Chrysler engineering.

Hehe...
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« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2007, 10:38:02 PM »
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But, I found one thru Dodge for $63.


Ahhh... so I was doubly right... :p
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« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2007, 12:46:28 AM »
Thanks Guys. It's blowing icesicles now. Not sure how much I saved doing it myself, but here's the talley:
$315 Compressor, accumulator, orifice tube, o-ring & oil combo kit (new)
$30 3 cans SubZero R134a+
$63 Mopar a/c hose assy
$55 Vacuum test system

$463 total damage.
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« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2007, 01:09:40 AM »
$315 for the compressor after core return or...?

Either way it's a nice time of year to have a/c in Texas.
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« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2007, 06:42:45 AM »
How much time did you spend? X's that by bout $55.00 an hour for what a dealer would have charged you for labor and you'll come up with an approximate savings. Though the dealer will have a book that says this job takes "x" amount of time to complete and that's what you'd get charged even if the mechanic did it in half the time.
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