Expansion valve? Compressor? Scan the face of the condenser and see if there are cold spots. If you have a full charge you need to find the area of the restriction.

I'll suggest the expansion valve.

I assume you are talking about the orifice tube?

Sorry yes. In the heavy duty truck realm, we call them expansion valves.

I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME PICTURES OF THE ORIFICE TUBE, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME SMALL FLAKES OF ALUMINUM, NOT MUCH BUT SOME, THE TUBE HAS SOME OIL ON IT AND IT IS SLIGHTLY DIRTY, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND ANY SUGGESTIONS ?

Please refrain from typing all in Capitols. In the forums it is considered shouting. Thanks.

Go ahead and replace it.

my apologies to eveyone

I believe it was Mike had suggested in an earlier blog that the accumulator and the condenser should be replaced as well, seeing those shavings indicates that the compressor might be bad, for where else could they come from?