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John,
I finally ordered the expansion valve today. What an ordeal!
It appears that nobody carries them (almost) including, unfortunately, this host. The local Porsche dealer by me wanted almost $180.00 and they stated: "It would have to ship from Germany and may take a few weeks." The early models only have one tube/wire for temp sensing and all the aftermarket units have an additional tube with a threaded connector at the end. What is that for? Anyway, I finally ran across Vertex Auto in Miami, Fla where they actually had a couple valves in stock and charged me a fair $103,00 including shipping. The salesman (Sid) was very friendly and knowledgeable so I should have the unit mid-week. I also purchased a new drier and o-rings for the job as I believe the drier should be replaced every time the system is open (is that correct?). Since I cannot do without AC, I figure on performing the best job possible and replacing the drier is not expensive. Thanks!
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1984 944 NA, constant tinkering
1983 "Beastie" - Safari Build
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