K 1500 Suburban 4WD V8-6.5L DSL Turbo VIN F (1999)
Expansion Valve: Description and Operation
The valve consists of the following components:
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The capillary tube
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The body
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The actuating pins
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The seat
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The orifice
At the high pressure liquid inlet a fine mesh screen prevents dirt, filings or other foreign material from entering the valve orifice.
When the valve is connected in the system, high pressure liquid refrigerant enters the valve through the screen from the condenser. The high pressure
liquid refrigerant then passes to the seat and the orifice, where the refrigerant changes into a low pressure liquid.
The low pressure liquid leaves the valve and flows into the rear evaporator core, where the liquid absorbs heat from the rear evaporator core. There, the
liquid changes to a low pressure vapor and leaves the rear evaporator core. The capillary tube is clamped to the low pressure vapor line just below the
outlet of the rear evaporator. The capillary tube is held in contact with the rear evaporator outlet tube by a metal clip placed near the end of the tube.
