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Expansion Valve

The expansion valve meters the flow of refrigerant going into the air conditioning evaporator.

Symptoms of Wear or Failure

  • Air from AC is not very cold

Related Repair Advice

  • A expansion valve is used in a system that has a receiver dryer in the high pressure (liquid) line

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