Thanks JC for the response - Westy was in for servicing yesterday at Frank Condelli's shop, While work being done, I checked thoses drip hoses and found both ends to be plugged with a dusty material. I cleaned them out . also blew out lines at the time as well. Will know if that works as we get into the warmer weather. Hope it does as A/C removal sounds like too much fun. cheers, Richard
>From: Trvlr2001@comcast.net >To: Richard Dixon <dickd@SYMPATICO.CA>, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: A/C leaking; A helpful trick or two >Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 19:44:07 +0000 > >Rich, >There is a tray underneath the evaporater. >It has two tubes, one on each side >that exit & drain behind the rear side vents, on the D pillar. >the tube (s) could have slipped off the tray, or leak or be clogged. >also, the tray could have a crack, or leak somehow otherwise. >The plastic is old and brittle. >A helpful trick or two, I found, is to heat the tubing a little >with an industrial blow gun. >Makes it a lot easier to manipulate ! >Also, if the tube has a kink in it >you can place a light weight spring >the diameter of the tubes ID >in the spot where the kink is. >Removing and replacing the rear AC, >is not an easy job, no matter how you do it ! >I used a couple of coolers and some 4" X 4" X 12" blocks I have >to lower the AC down on. >best of luck, >JC > |
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