What is the function on the disintegrated A/C evaporator's foam blanket?  It
must serve some purpose, and it definitely hasn't done its job in many
years.  Should it be replaced to with something more durable to fulfill its
original purpose or am I just being too anal about my beloved Syncro Westy
again?
-Brett Baer
'87 Syncro Westy
'90 Carat

>From: selten <selten2@ATTBI.COM>
>Reply-To: selten <selten2@ATTBI.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Air conditioning makes it rain inside the bus.
>Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 16:59:42 -0500
>
>Well its time to bite the bullet and learn how to drop the A/C unit to get
>to the blocked drain tubes. There is a thin foam covering that breaks down
>from age,heat etc...and it collects ,guess where , that's right ! In the
>drain tubes. I had the very same scenario,with a waterfall coming down the
>side of the closet and soaking everything. There is no effective way that I
>have found to clear the tubes with the unit still in place. If you do not
>get all of the broken down foam out then you will eventually have the same
>problem.Good luck.
>Tom Czerniak
>87 Westiico
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "VWNut Hawk" <vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 8:20 AM
>Subject: Air conditioning makes it rain inside the bus.
>
>
> > My air conditioning has been working pretty well in my 88 weekender.
> > It drains the water out the back passenger side.
> > It also drips out of the air duct joints.
> >
> > Is this common?  Should I just try to seal the joints?
> > Is something, some other drain blocked and causing this?
> >
> > Thanks
> > John

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