Well, to answer my own question(s), here's what I did. Replaced the orifice tube, accumulator and all assoc. O-rings that I disturbed, added back the PAG oil that was lost, vac'd it for 30 min and it drew a solid 30 Hg. Let it sit for another 30 or so min. and still it held. Did not replace the compressor. Threw a can in and fired it up. Compressor kicked in and I added the correct amount of R134a. At 2K rpm vent temp is ~44*. At idle the temp is ~46*. No strange noises, no huge temp fluxes and my pressures on both sides are within specs finally.
So far it appears that the old compressor is working just fine. Time will tell if the system holds since I never did find a leak anywhere. Thank you to the 2 posters that contributed. Here's hoping it will keep on cooling for a while.
