re: windows fogging up was RE: I got a different "bite"

["Livolsi, Stephane" <livols1@investorsgroup.com>]

ahhhhhh! I can see clearly now...:)  I had exactly the same thing happen
to me 3 nights ago. outside temp right around freezing, good hot air
coming out of the dash defrost vents but side and back windows fogging
like crazy.  Clearly (no pun intended) the air in the car had lots of
moisture in it and it was condensing on the windows.  My recirculation
flap is....gone...., not as in broken, but as in no longer there because
I removed it this past summer.(vacuum connector was broken, I had that
area of the car apart and it was my solution at the time) So I am
getting fresh air.  But, if the drains are clogged that might explain
the fogging, especially since the big black plastic cover for the blower
motor, etc (under the hood) is severely cracked and allows water and
leaves to get into there.  I will have to check that this weekend.
Thanks Phil!


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>From: 	quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk[SMTP:quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk]
>Sent: 	November 5, 1999 10:36 AM
>To: 	tnestor1@fcgnetworks.net
>Cc: 	quattro@audifans.com
>Subject: 	Re: I got a different "bite"
>
>In message <004601bf27a8$0e473580$142cba8c@tnestor.cyberportal..net> "Tom
>Nestor" writes:
>
>> >While motoring about on a cold, wet and windy day, climate control set on
>> >"bilevel" to keep my tootsies warm, the car windows suddenly all steamed
>> >over.  A switch to "defrost" didn't clear the windshield until ten minutes
>> >later and the rear window remained misted (but I didn't turn on the rear
>> >defogger).
>
>> Most likely a leaky heater core
>
>Oh, no. No, no, no.  _NO_!
>
>It's most likely a broken return spring on the recirculation flap.
>
>                         BTDT _TWICE_!
>
>So it happened to me last week.  I got all clever, and took my own
>advice.  But - I have an aftermarket aircon and it doesn't have a
>spring.
>
>(Well - it does, but it's integral to the vacuum actuator and unlikely
> to break.  The flap was still stuck, but that's another story.)
>
>So I bit the bullet, and tore the car apart.  Literally.  This is one
>_MOTHER_ of a job.  Not for the faint-hearted.  What did I find?
>
>One intact heater core, and two blocked drains.  With the aftermarket
>system, you can't even see the drains are there.  Both were blocked
>with leaves (one was folded into itself, possibly by a monkey lad
>working on the steering rack underneath it) and the whole space was
>filling with water.  Of course, on a sharp bend it spilled into the
>blower blades and dumped hot water vapour into the car.
>
>Check, in the following order:
>
>a) The recirculation flap is working
>
>b) The drains are clear
>
>c) Your wallet
>
>--
> Phil Payne
> UK Audi quattro Owners Club
> Phone: 07785 302803   Fax: 0870 0883933
>