Re: '88 90q: a/c floods the floor

[Daniel Jones <captaudi@ma.ultranet.com>]

Andrei,  if you look just below where the two a/c lines pass through the
firewall in the engine compartment you will see a rubber tube that ends in
a flat lip.  This is the drain for the evaporator housing.  Usually these
get plugged with leaves and debris.  From under the car use a coat hanger
to "roto-rooter" this tube.  Chances are after a small amount of poking
anywhere from a cup to a gallon of water with will come pouring out.  After
all the water has drained make sure it is free from restrictions and wait
until it plugs up again.  At the dealer we check and clean these on a major
service,  usually finding a full housing.  Good Luck.

	Daniel Jones 86 4kcsq-  Like the energizer bunny-keeps going and going and
going.

At 03:27 PM 8/24/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>We are getting flooded when we turn on the A/C for longer than 15 min. When
>we stop the car, I don't see any water dripping onto the ground, so I am
>assuming that the draings are clogged. Has anybody tried to deal with this?
>How do I get to the drains, do I go in  from under the car or do I need to
>remove the dash to get to the water collection pan? Is the A/C geometry on
>80/90 model similar to a 4000 --- I have a 4000 Benteley but not the 80/90.  
>(My archive shows that Dan Simoes had a similar problem 3 years ago, Dan,
>are you there?)
>
>Many thanks ,
>Andrei
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