Do you have gauges on both sides? What is the high side reading? It sounds like the orifice tube is stopped up. The high side reading can tell you. The accumulator has probably started to deteriorate inside and clog it. Does it have enough oil it the system? With all that leaking that could be an issue also. Harold McElraft - 3354 -- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "geek123y" <ken@xxxx> wrote: > List :Members > My car had loss of R12 the compressor stopped and wouldn't come on I > added 1 pound of R12 and some die and ran it for a week it was a slow > leak at the condesor fitting ¼ turn lose I removed all the R12 and > added 2.2 pounds compressor kicked in and cools in seconds but it no > longer cycles I checked the rest pres on high and low it peaks at 60 > pounds I dropped it to 52 pounds and doesn't work well and at 65 > pounds I get shaking in the high pre. Lines during startup is the the > high pres/sw shot and how do I replace it . > > Ken > 02700