As I recall the Bentley is incorrect.  You have to think in terms of
the compressor. It pumps gas only, low to hi pressure, gets dumpped
over the condenser, turns to   liquid, then is dumpped
over the evaperator, changes back to gas, back to the compressor.

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On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Philip Chidlaw wrote:

> I am trying to familiarize myself with the details of the stock R-12 system in
> my 87 westy in order to tackle a repair. Can someone confirm that in Bentley
> on page 87.2 the high and low pressure hose labels are reversed? That would be
> diagram 87-882. Thanks.
>
> Philip Chidlaw
>