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AC Orifice Where is the orifice tube located? |
Re: AC Orifice It's in the hard line between the evaporator and the condenser. |
Re: AC Orifice Thanks |
Re: AC Orifice Zackly... Right at the evaporator. Undo the fitting connecting the smaller line to the evap. It is a plastic thing jammed into the line going into the evap. If you're retrofitting to R-134A, Get the Frod red/orange one. Ask for about a 96 Crown Vic one at the parts store. It happens to have an orifice size that matches the needs of a GM R-12 system filled with R-134A, better than any of the GM orifices designed for R-134A do. I have been told that the blue Frod one also works, don't know what to order to get that though, and I've never tried it so take it for what it's worth. |
Re: AC Orifice (GM) White 0.072 (Ford) Blue 0.067 Red 0.062 Orange 0.057 Green 0.052 Brown 0.047 The stock orifice in our cars was the white 72. Most people recommend going for the Ford blue 67. I would recommend the blue as a nice upgrade to pretty much anybody. As for the red 62? That really depends. If you spend a lot of time in rush hour gridlock, it's alright. If you spend most of your time on the highway, stick with the Ford blue 67. Here's the deal with orifice sizes. The smaller the size, the better refrigerant flow you get at idle/slow traffic. But the smaller the size, the worse you get during highway speed driving. This is why a NYC cab driver would do well with a small orifice while a weekend highway cruiser in sparse traffic won't see the benefit. Running at highway speeds with the smaller orifice raises the high-side pressure and puts more drag on the compressor. |
Re: AC Orifice 1 Attachment(s)
Originally Posted by Reid Fleming
(Post 5922865)
(GM) White 0.072 (Ford) Blue 0.067 Red 0.062 Orange 0.057 Green 0.052 Brown 0.047 The stock orifice in our cars was the white 72. Most people recommend going for the Ford blue 67. I would recommend the blue as a nice upgrade to pretty much anybody. As for the red 62? That really depends. If you spend a lot of time in rush hour gridlock, it's alright. If you spend most of your time on the highway, stick with the Ford blue 67. Here's the deal with orifice sizes. The smaller the size, the better refrigerant flow you get at idle/slow traffic. But the smaller the size, the worse you get during highway speed driving. This is why a NYC cab driver would do well with a small orifice while a weekend highway cruiser in sparse traffic won't see the benefit. Running at highway speeds with the smaller orifice raises the high-side pressure and puts more drag on the compressor. Attachment 325912 |
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