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Old 04-27-2009, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Evans View Post
I replaced the suspect compressor tonight with a known-good used compressor. That was the problem. As soon as the compressor clutch kicked in, the low pressure went down and the high pressure went up to the expected values with steady gauge readings. I figure that the suspect compressor had one or more bad reed valves.
You just ruined my plans for the weekend.
I was planning to get a new "Compressor Works" R4, new drier, and new expansion valve (that would give me a 2 year warranty buying all three from Autozone).

Any one else have a bad experience with the Compressor Works brand?
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