classic xl ac blower

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  1. southtx

    southtx Light Load Member

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    Hi all, I have been assigned a 2000 classic xl. Its a very nice truck, 3406 cat, 18 speed, 340,000 miles.... I love the truck but the ac blower seems to be pretty weak. On the high setting I have to put my hand about 6" away from the vent just to feel the air. I have checked and I am getting 4 speeds on the blower but they are all weak. I pulled the covers off the evaporator, the coils and blower wheel are clean. Any ideas? Thanks in advance
     
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  3. paul 1052

    paul 1052 Heavy Load Member

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    Filters?

    A friend of mine didn't know that he even had inside filters, has owned the truck for like 5 years...pulled them out and they looked like a quilt. lol
     
  4. canuck in da truck

    canuck in da truck Road Train Member

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    check to make sure the fan is going in right rotation--on a truck of that year--it has probabely be changed out a couple of times-- other than that--you pretty much have to pull the heater and evaporter cores out to see how bad they are--should be a little fiber filter in there as well
     
  5. lovesthedrive

    lovesthedrive R.I.P.

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    this is Century / columbia information unknown on classics. Yet there is a pre-air filter right by the main filter that is rectangular (2 clips) inside the engine compartment. Remove it for a test and see how your air blows. The problem with it out is that all the dirt that is outside now has a direct shot at the cab.
     
  6. Semi Crazy

    Semi Crazy Road Train Member

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    I used to think mine was clean by looking at the visible side of the heater core. You have to tear the dash apart and clean the hair/lint/fuzz from the windward side of the evaporator. That would be in between the htr and evap cores.

    It will blow like a hurricane once its clean.

    Same with the sleeper unit.

    Then buy some of that cheap a/c filter media for window a/c and cut out a filter to fit where you need it. I put it on cab and bunk units.
     
  7. 3rd Gen Driver

    3rd Gen Driver Light Load Member

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    I just replaced mine for the same reason. In my classic it cost $78....
     
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