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Old 06-02-2003, 06:13 PM
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Its probably the expansion valve. They can get intermittantly clogged up with particles of dirt and debris that are shed by the compressor and hoses particularly in an older system. I have had two cars that did exactly the same thing as yours. It was the exapansion valve clogged by junk.
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