My 1997 Chevy Silveradostarted sitting freon out of the high side fitting, can u tell me what's wrong?

1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
200,000 MILES
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MLACOUR
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Sitting in the drive thru and noticed smoke coming from the engine we raised the hood and it was shooying out like a gyser.
Aug 1, 2012 at 12:04 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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it is a ball fitting. the entire line has to be replaced.

Roy
Aug 1, 2012 at 12:08 AM
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