AC Unusual smell

[Joshua Van Tol]

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>  >I just sent this under the title "What stinks" but the SPAM filer at my off=
>>ice thinks that it's spam and auto-deleted the text. If you could reply to =
>>this one, it would be appreciated. Hopefully it won't delete this one...
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>>Got the CGT back from having a new AC Expansion valve installed. The AC is =
>>now cooling GREAT,  considering it's been converted to R134a. Center vent t=
>>emps are between 40-45 on a high blow with outside temps in the upper 80s w=
>>ith high humidity! :) But, I've got a new problem. Something STINKS like cr=
>>azy now. The car reeks of some chemical smell that sort of smells like natu=
>>ral gas. Sort of. I'm thinking that something is leaking. Can anybody provi=
>>de any incite? What does R134a smell like? What about the ester oil that is=
>>  now in the system? Wonder if the new valve is leaking? Or what else could =
>  >it be?

Mildew, or some other gunk on the evap, re-activated by the presence
of moisture due to condensate. Or perhaps the residual smell of
cleaner used by your mechanic to remove such noxious substances from
the evap.
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Joshua Van Tol -- josh at spiny.com