Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 09:17:06 -0700
Reply-To: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject: Re: dripping AC, part 2
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Be happy to:
In the very back of the camper, facing the rear window, there is a small
place with a grill - I think this may be the air intake for the A/C. If
you remove this grill (two philips screws) you have limited access to
the A/C area. Shine a light in here and you can check if the tubes have
come off the plastic tray or not. If you have small arms or fabricate a
tool, you can. One other thing to mention is that quite often the
black foam wrapped around the coils will decompose and clog up the hoses.
If need be, and you have to lower the A/C cabinet, you are in for a job.
More tedious than difficult. It is really meant as a two person job -
mainly because one person gets to hold up the a/c coils while the other
removes the cabinet. But I was able to do it myself - so it is possible
as a one-person job.
So while you have it off I would suggest also performing the following.
* Install larger stereo speakers and consider building a rear enclosure
for them so they are not open to the A/C area.
* Remove all the crumbly black foam off the A/C coils
* A listee mentioned they were able to better engineer the airflow
guides around the a/c fans for better output.
* Add some B-Quiet or Dynamat to help cut down on the noise.
* Add an overhead rear-compartment light
* Someone mentioned wiring a relay for the a/c fans and using larger
gauge wire to help bring more available curren to them.
The point here is that If you only want to remove the a/c cabinent once
- so do as much as you can while you have the opportunity.
Todd
'88 Westy
Fredrich Hesterberg wrote:
>Mr. Todd,
>Please tell the people of what it is to inspect the little hose where it
>fits inside the box in back of the camper?
>You are very kind.
>But please tell all.
>It is almost a day job,and takes two people to get this back up correct
>and easy.
>Do not forget to tell about the foamy wicks inside the box for the water
>to.
>I am thinking of what I did for the water leak at same place.
>not a good job
>
>Good evening
>
>Fred
>89 Camper
>
>E-mail message
>
>
>The hoses, at least in the Westy campers, go to a plastic tray that sits
>under the coils. Usually, if you have dripping, it is because the tubes
>are clogged up at the end where they drain down the side vents. However,
>I had one come off at the connection to the plastic tray, so I had to
>reconnect it. Something worth checking if merely making sure the hose is
>open does not work.
>Todd
>'88 Westy
>
>Debra Clark wrote:
>A couple of weeks back I had a problem with my 90 Multivan dripping
>water from the overhead AC unit. It is mainly dripping on the side away
>from the storage cabinets and right under the speaker. I searched the
>archives and put out a question on the list. I took off the side pillar
>air vents and snaked a flexible but stiff-enough wire up the drip hoses.
>Although I got about 2 to 2 1/2 feet into the hose, I had a feeling that
>I didn't hit pay dirt because there was no gush of water. So where do I
>start trouble-shooting to find the problem and how difficult might this
>be?
>Debra Clark
>Santee, California
>clark10006@cox.net
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