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Suggestions:
* Acquire a reliable gauge set and take pressure readings under the circumstances noted earlier. Put the gauge that is off by 4X+ in garbage. It was on the high side and not the low, right?
* Verify that there is no obstruction to airflow across the condenser.
***There are other things to look at and rule out before thinking about a weak compressor. The good news now is that, it worked fine last year and this great because and as an example, it really sucks diagnosing a poorly performing unit with an unknown history and it turns out some idiot put in too much oil and that's the problem. Curve ball surprise, and reason to not assume things without verification during diagnostics.
I have a buddy with a good set of gauges and he also has the freon recovery pump. He is a retired mechanic but he is Apalachicola fishing this week. When he gets back he is going to check it out for me.
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Tony
NE ATL
'04 XLT regular cab 3.slo stepside
Semi retirement