The expansion valve is under the dash on this car. It attached to the AC lines that came through the firewall and the sensing bulb went through a hole in a housing directly behind the center stack on the dash. The line the sensing bulb is on went into that housing and was not attached to anything. I can't see in the housing very well to tell where the old sensing bulb was sitting, but the new one doesn't have much room to go in there. I just sort of stuck it in there in the general area that the old one came out. I just am hoping this is okay. If not, I haven't insulated or replaced the interior parts yet.

I did keep from kinking the copper, but it is in a vertical coil next to the housing I was talking about. Does the direction of the coiling of the copper matter?

I did find out the what the material that was wrapped around the old expansion valve was and will get some soon.

I got the drier changed out and new seals everywhere a connection was broken and made. Still working on getting the compressor out. The In-laws stopped by last night and so I stopped working on it. I hope to be back on it tomorrow evening.

Side note, I did get the exhaust on both the 626 and Volvo changed, the fuel pressure regulator, rear anti-sway bar end links and an oil change done on the 626, as well as replacing the rear shocks and rocker molding installed on the Volvo. Progress is slow, but it is happening.

Thanks again for walking me through this. You are appreciated.
Eric