Date:         Mon, 18 Jun 2001 19:54:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Hector Zapata <hector.zapata@XRXGSN.COM>
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From:         Hector Zapata <hector.zapata@XRXGSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: A/C leaking inside!
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Oh, I do know this one. You hae to check where the blower fan is, above
cargo area, and look for the water drain tray. Mine was cracked, and it
wouldn't let any water get to the drain hoses, but the carpet was always
soaked. You need to disassemble the evaporator housing, and repair the tray
with epoxy. I used a large trash container (a 30-gallon works), upside down,
and with assistance, lower the housing, clean all you possibly can, and fix
it. It isn't that hard, but there are a lot of screws. Buy some a/c sealing
tape for the expansion valve, and make sure you take a picture of the
series-resistor for the evaporator fans, mine failed about three weeks after
the repair was made, it only works on the third speed. Good luck, it should
only take about two hours, in the shade.


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