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Originally Posted by dhake2
The thing is I charged it the first time with a professional AC scale and then took it to a competent Indy who recharged with the exact same results. Indy thinks restriction.
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Find a new Indy.
Assuming the charge were correct to begin with: If you had a restriction, low side would be below normal and high side would be above normal. For example, you'd see the head pressures you're seeing, but the low side would be low (< 15-20 PSI). This applies to just about any sort of restriction in the system. Usually too much oil in the system will show up as a restriction.
If the compressor weren't pumping properly (say it's worn out or leaking internally), your high side would be low and your low side would be high since it wouldn't be capable of building enough pressure or pumping down the low side quickly enough.
You can also have high head pressures if your condenser is blocked with dirt or your fans aren't moving enough air across it. However, the pressure won't be as high as what you're seeing, and the suction line pressure is usually elevated, but nowhere near as high as what you're seeing.
All signs point to overcharging.