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Subject:Re: raining in the vanagon follow-up
From:David E Most
Date:Tue, 6 Aug 1996 14:57:29 -0400

I don't have a little duckbill like thing at the end of the AC drain 
hoses....the hoses just end.  Am I missing something?

david

On Mon, 5 Aug 1996 SyncroHead@aol.com wrote:

> Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 13:21:11 -0400
> From: SyncroHead@aol.com
> To: most@gibbs.oit.unc.edu, vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu
> Subject: Re: raining in the vanagon follow-up
> 
> In a message dated 96-08-04 16:33:28 EDT, most@gibbs.oit.unc.edu (David E
> Most) writes:
> 
> >Thanks to those who replied to my earlier post.  All three replies 
> >mentioned the same thing.  I took off the vents, and looked at the 
> >drain hoses....both seemed to be unclogged at the ends.  So, what can I 
> >do next?  Is it possible that they're clogged at the point where they 
> >hook up to the water collecting tray?  I'm still having the problem.
> >It makes more sense to me that the clog is earlier in the hose than at 
> >the end, but maybe I'm not looking at it correctly.
> 
> Each clog I've seen has been at the end where the little duck-bill-like thing
> prevents bugs and other stuff from crawling up into your A/C area.  It the
> clog is further up the tube, I'd suggest doing a little roto-rooter job on
> the tube with a bit of coat hanger wire and see if that unclogs the tube.
> 
> Good luck,
> Jim Davis
> 87 GL Syncro
> 88 GL Wolfsburg
>