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I offer this as my experience, of course it may not apply to your case.
>From the DIY perspective there really is only one way to deal with this,
especially if you have an R-12 system.  You need to find a cooperative
mechanic who has a Freon reclamation machine.  Basically they will pump
your Freon into a storage tank and then you can disassemble things and
replace the orifice, receiver-filter-dryer or whatever is plugged up.
After you are done changing parts out ask the shop to recharge your
system.  The alternative is both costly and environmentally wrong.  You
could just let the Freon discharge to the atmosphere and expand the
ozone hole and then recharge from scratch.  I think Freon (R-12) goes
for about $100 a lb or more and you'll need at least a pound.  Many
places just don't carry it any more, though at this high a cost there is
an active black market from sources like China etc.

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