

| Subject: | Re: A/C leaking; A helpful trick or two |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Wed, 28 May 2008 14:52:00 -0500 |
Well, if I solved my problem (exactly like yours)--and I think I did--it came too late in the summer to absolutely prove it. But what I did was temporarily cover the heater vents into the cabin. I was on a trip and couldn't make needed repairs, but I did have duct tape, cardboard and scissors. When I stopped the hot air from entering the cabin, the dripping stopped. I have since changed the heater valve, pulled the dash and rebuilt all the foam sealing flaps, so hopefully it won't happen this summer. Jim On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 2:44 PM, John C... <Trvlr2001@comcast.net> wrote: > 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 > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Richard Dixon <dickd@SYMPATICO.CA> > > > I'm wondering if any owners have had this air conditioning problem: At > end of > > last summer during a hot spell, as A/C did its work, moisture started to > drip > > above the rear cargo area. Any ideas on repairing this problem? > > > > thanks, > > Richard > > 1988 Vanagon >
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