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Subject:Re: ICE cold air!
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:38:07 -0400

Well, the ice can be caused by poor drainage at the drip holes (though
usually this will cause and ice cold shower than the cubes you seem to
have found...

Turn the thermostat UP (warmer) so that the AC isn't cooling as much.
This way your condensation won't freeze and will be able to drain away.

This is usually only  a problem when in a super humid environment (of
course that's the whole east coast right now....)

On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 04:55 PM, Debbie Walters wrote:

> When I got home and opened the back hatch, I found that the air intake
> for
> the AC was half covered with ice about 1/2 inch thick!
>
> Is there a cure for this?  It sure would have been nice if I had been
> benefitting from all that air that was cold enough to freeze water!

Kim Brennan
86 Syncro. 91 Westy Syncro. 90 Tristar
Vienna VA. Sugar Grove WV.