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Air Conditioning Woes

September 03, 2009, 03:20:42 PM

I currently have a issue with my air conditioning.

I have a 1985 Cougar with the 5.0

During the recent HOT hot days this summer I took my car to get the
AC recharged, IO was refused because the recharge equipment detected a leak in my system.

as i was about to take a long drive in 100 degree weather i took matters into my own hands and but and used a recharge kit from
autozone to at least get some cool air during my drive.

now, the problem i'm having is this, i am getting water leaking on the driver side near the gas pedal from (or near) the cooling/heating vents.

has anyone had this symptom and have suggestions of what i should look at first, the last thing i want is to go in and be charged
an inordinate ammount to find out the leak was easily fixed

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Reply #1 – September 03, 2009, 04:05:15 PM

Well, I think this usually occurs on the Passenger side, but it should be water coming from the Evap coils under the dash. There is a drain for the dash box that can be seen on the firewall from the passenger side of the engine bay, towards the bottom of the firewall. A little black tube pointed down with a grommet around it . That tube should just be clogged. take a stiff wire or something and try to clear it out from under the car. Just be ready for a stream of water.

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Reply #2 – September 03, 2009, 08:57:53 PM

Yes, that's the only area where water may form from the a/c - evaporator on the drivers side. It could get on the trans/driveshaft tunnel and dribble down to the drivers side. Unplug and all will be good.

I'm glad and amazed my a/c still works as I thought I was still having leaks last time I worked on it. If you do go into trying to fix it, leaks are generally easy to fix with new green orings and some cheap line disconnect tools (like $3 for the plastic ones) from the auto parts store. I assume you just filled it up with r134.

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