Thanks for the DB, and yes, that is a funny ad on youtube

Well I began digging out the foam on the captube side yesterday evening. Ran the unit, and I think the problem might actually be poor flow on the 1st captube (coming out of Phase Sep #1). It kinda makes sense, since I had to almost double the R-600 to get decent suction cooling (must have flooded over the top of Phase Sep #1).

Recovered the charge, and put it on a vacuum pump. I'll back fill it with nitrogen today, and do some dissection to see what i can find.

Stay tuned for some pics and more info as I proceed.