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Originally posted by BioDeathWalker:
....I was going to try removing the dash this weekend ....


Originally posted by BioDeathWalker:
...do I need to remove the entire dash to get to it?

You appear to have an obsession with removing dash, please refrain from doing so.

Instead, check vacuum hose routing diagram in engine compartment. FYI there is a check valve in line to reservoir(located under dash).

Originally posted by BioDeathWalker:
...I've heard that the compressor cycling over and over can be caused by a vacuum leak ..

Refrigerant leak and resultant low pressure perhaps, but not a vacuum leak.

p.s. HVAC controls (knobs/switches); fan, mode (aka function) and temp.

98 Mystique LS v6 atx 163,000km 97 Contour LX v6 atx 163,000km