How do I diagnose expansion valve? As I have no idea what this even dose sorry for lack of knowledge on this matter

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Asked by Bsjeep99 May 08, 2018 at 07:33 PM about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 Laramie SLT Quad Cab LB 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Unless your pickup has a custom a/c installed, the 99 Dodge Ram didn't have an expansion valve in it, it has an orifice tube. If the orifice tube is bad, it's usually because the compressor is eating itself up on the inside n the shrapnel is collecting in the screen on the tube n clogging it.

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