ok, long overdue update on this, but today I can finally say the AC system is working like it should be.
It turns out whoever had this car before me had the system all wrong. They had the original style compressor on there with a POA eliminator valve on there. I had to learn about the importance of this, too. turns out that was cycling the compressor on/ off and preventing the system from getting cold. I got a proper POA valve on there, as well as a new drier, manifold valve and another part or two. It has also been returned back to R12. Now the compressor stays on and it gets much colder than it ever did before. I’ll drive the car often enough and will always have that system on so the R12 leaking out won’t be an issue for me.
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