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Old 07-16-2024, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by scuncio View Post
Cool picture, looks to be a protective “shipping cap” installed over the refrigerant ports on the A/C compressor.
I don't know for a fact but believe that is done because they pre oil the compressor and add more and than apply a vacuum seal to it to keep all moisture out of it.
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