In a message dated 98-05-19 02:04:19 EDT, you write: << The air conditioner vents on my '87 Westflia have suddenly started spewing black foam - small chunks of some sort of semi-deteriorated open-cell black rubbery stuff. It looks like the remains of a filter of some sort. I've looked in the vents and the air inlet with a flashlight, and I don't see any filter. << SNIP>> Or I should just wait for it to all blow away? >> Welcome to the world of the 11-year-old VW. The black foam, that now will be part of your motoring life for a couple of years, is the remains of various edges and insulation from the air/heat system. Most notably, this stuff was around the edges of blend doors. My '85 started spewing foam a few years back, and most of it now comes out as powder. It doesn't seem to cause any lack of performance, although when I have the A/C set to "small snowflake, only in your face" I feel some leakage, as if I have it set on "snowflake in your face, and on your feet". gmbulley cary, nc |
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