Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 17:52:20 -0400
Reply-To: Gary Stearns <gstearns@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Gary Stearns <gstearns@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject: Re: A/C leaking inside!
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Regarding the condensate leaking into the cabin: there is a tray underneath
the evaporator that is supposed to catch the water, and drain it through 2
rubber tubes that run down inside the rear pillars. Ours got plugged up and
had to be "snaked" with piece of wire. Unscrew the two black air vents
behind the rearmost windows. Inside you will find this black tube. Snake
out the hose and you should stop the problem.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Kraning" <OuiSki1@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 3:04 PM
Subject: A/C leaking inside!
> Hi Listees-
>
> We took about a 10 hour road trip from Greenville, SC up to Washington DC
> this past weekend. Roxy ran flawlessly (surprise, surprise) but a couple
q's
> about the a/c system came up. Last summer I had the system rebuilt and
> converted to 134. The mechanic mumbled something about how much of a PITA
it
> was to work on as well as something about rigging the thermostat/ cooling
fan
> switch, but I wasn't really clear on what he meant. After that, whenever I
> used the A/C, the cooling fan ALWAYS ran simultaneously. Is this supposed
to
> happen? Like on a hot 6-7 hour drive it would basically have to run the
whole
> time! (That seems a little weird to me, but I kept it running anyway...it
was
> HOT!)
> The other weird thing is that it was really humid, and by the time we were
> almost back home, it was leaking water (probably all that condensation)
> profusely from the rear vents and on the side of the A/C housing (inside
the
> bus above the cargo area). Water all over the place...especially around
> corners! I'm sure the system was designed to drain water, but any guesses
on
> what might be happening up there? I don't want to have to take that whole
> thing down unless I absolutely have to!
>
> Oh, one more quirky thing - my radiator fan also likes to come on and stay
on
> (I mean stay on until the battery is DEAD/ or I pull the fuse!) whenever
it's
> raining. Is the relay switch located somewhere that it could be getting
wet
> and shorting out or something? Hmmm...
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Scott K.
> 88 Westy GL
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