[200q20v] my A/C condensate runneth over

[Kneale Brownson]

At 04:11 PM 08/14/2001 -0400, Phil Rose wrote:

>>At 07:06 AM 08/14/2001 -0400, C1J1Miller at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>>I think that's the hose that exits the back of the engine compartment; 
>>>the end is "pinched" off but opens with flow from above.
>>>Chris


and I wrote:


>>The "pinched off" hose is the large drain for the entire area covered by 
>>the rain diverter, I think.   It fits into a hole that's maybe 1 1/4 
>>inches across.  The evap box drain hose has maybe a 3/8 ID and goes to a 
>>pipe that sticks out a few inches toward the passenger fender and 
>>slightly forward from the main drain.
>
>Kneale,
>Your directions led me to places I didn't even know I had. I could see the 
>small hose you referred to (from above) but wasn't able to locate its 
>entry or exit point. Access from above seemed pretty much out of the 
>question without lots of parts-pulling.  However, as I was about to 
>replace the plastic plenum cover  I noticed that the steel retaining strap 
>(band) that holds down the blower housing had somehow become detached!!!! 
>Duh! So I carefully reattached it and (this time) tightened it down very 
>firmly.
>
>It's too early to tell if the loose blower housing was connected with 
>misdirected condensate runoff, but so far I see that my turbo boost went 
>up several psi, fuel economy improved by 20% and Al Gore picked up 500 
>more Florida votes.
>
>Keep cool, everyone :-)

I just went out to my '86 5ktq parts source (that has no evap box in place) 
and discovered that tube the small hose from the evap box connects to is a 
plastic elbow.  So I pulled the larger drain's rubber tube and felt with a 
finger while turning the elbow around, and there's another rubber hose 
going downward from the elbow.  Too many spiderwebs to deal with beneath 
the car in that area, so I didn't try to see where the hose leads, but I 
suspect it's just down to drip below the level of the footwell pan.  Maybe 
that's the source of the puddle that drips when running the A/C and sitting 
in one spot.