Cannot charge the AC

[sh0rtlife]

i think he is running into the fact that he cant transfer anything into the system while its still under vac pressure,

only thing i can tell you to try is vent the system and re-vac it to prove to your schraders are working correctly, i mean honestly if you cant add freon you shouldnt be able to vent the vac presure either..which would be a schrader issue

you did replace the filter and dryer insert right?

only other piece i can think of that might give you issues would be the "block" on the condensor but youd still be able to prsureize the rest of the system