thanks Dennis...

the AC temp controller was bad... I got a replacement which works fine ... now I get stuck with the sensor buried deep somewhere in the evaporator...

the cut and splice idea is perfect... I agree for not to create another problem after open it...

thanks again

dan

On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Oh yes this job is a treat. You will be surprised what you can break. Why > do you want to replace the temp sensor? Never saw on go bad. Even if the > controller went bad splice the replacement to the sensor itself. To clean > the rear of the evaporator use compressed air with a long thin tube. > > If you must drop the housing you need to beginning be removing all the > ductwork beginning from the front and working back. Then support the rear > works in a way you can lower gently. You will need to carefully disconnect > the side drain tubes. It is easy to crack the drain pan where those hoses > connect. Once down you get to separate the top cover which is glued or > plastic welded in place. Once inside you will find the foam is likely > disintegrated. Part of the job of this foam is to keep the condensed water > from spraying off the evaporator and into the vents. Replace it. Then the > challenge is getting it back in place. A helper is real handy for this one. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Dan N > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 9:54 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Removing the rear AC top cover > > hi all, > > '90 Carat... I want to remove the rear top plastic cover of the AC > evaporator... to clean it and replace the temp sensor... > > I removed the side panels, the rear plastic screws...and there's the 4 > bolts on each side... > > now if I remove the last 4 bolts on each side... will the condenser and > everything will crash down..? should I put something to hold it before > removing the last 4 bolts? > > thanks in advance > > dan >