Yes that is the liquid line from the recover dryer to the expansion valve.
The hose shop should be able to cut the crimps, remove the hose and reuse
that fitting. If not they can get hose tees with the service ports and use
that to make the hose assembly.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Gregg Carlen
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 5:36 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Purpose of the ports on this AC hose?

Let's try this link thing again.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=113741720077010029753&target=AL
BUM&id=5695338093044400273&authkey=Gv1sRgCPGcz9jozvTyLg&feat=email
The picture in my picasa album of the AC hose that I'm referring to is the
one of just the hose (the rest are of the engine, van, etc).

Yes, I meant evaporator. I would think the connector in the middle of the
line is nothing more than tubing with fittings on each end and two service
ports (high pressure for guages and high pressure switch).

Gregg

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> Don't see a link.
>
Sounds like this is the high pressure line, which would have the high
> pressure connector (for external guages) and high pressure switch.
>
> And all this is pretty standard stuff that any good AC shop should be
> able to fabricate.
>
>