I fixed the high side being open...no change. It was not open all the time, I was just fiddling trying to get it to draw more in when I took the photo.
Replaced the r134a fittings back to the original r12...re-evacuated, and it still gets stuck on the 2nd can. First can was sucked in within 5minutes, second can pretty much just stops half way.
What the heck is going on???

This is so frustrating