man...dont mean any disrespect or anything but with all teh time u've spent on this and the money for the various tools and parts, couldn't u have taken your car somewhere by now that can actually fix it properly???
this has been going on for awhile...it seems from your posts alot of what u're doing is taking shots in the dark to repair it
i feel your pain, my ac went dead too...i recharged with the r134 kit plus gauge from walmart...it was cold for a few hrs but when i drove it around later to test it, i could smell the refridgerant burning and hear a squealing noise almost like when the ps pump has run dry..
so like i said, no dis intended but i'd be totally nuts by now if i'd worked on my ac as much as u have with no real results
