well as the title states i have a dripping evaporator core that leaks water to the interior of the truck onto the floor and its a pretty heavy drip.
now i know you guys are going to tell me that its a clogged DRIP HOSE but its not clogged, it drips out onto floor outside with no problems and makes a good puddle but on top of that i am still getiing a drip inside and its cold not water from heater core.
question is, sometimes my AC doesnt feel full power early in morning and at night it works fine but midday shes kinda sucky but still cold, i just notice it leaking at all times but more during the mid-day hours. i was going to pull apart my passs side dash and see about re sealing box to keep waterfrom dripping but if its dripping out to floor outside why am i getting so much still dripping inside?
some people have told me cause its low on freon so the evaporator cold side is freezing over causing the excessive water drip? either way its getting to me and my riders toes lol.
any help would be great. truck has new compressor,lines,bottle. has been flushed and vaccumed. filled with guages and working within paramters compressor pumping good. 87' old freightliner classic converted to r134a.
AC help dripping evaporator!
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Remove your cabin air filter and see if you can look at the front of the evaporator core. It may be covered and blocked with junk like mine was. It was causing low air flow and reduced cooling capacity. This may be causing freezing and the 'inside' dripping that you're describing.
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my truck is an old 87 so no cabin filter here. as for the dirty evaporator or clogged fins or dusted up, you think this would make a big deal in terms of cooling and my stupid drip.
i cleaned one before while it was still on truck but it wasa t600 that had on the firewall in engine compartment. lets see if i can do it on my truck while its still mounted as its on my pass side interior of truck, but i hadnt come to think about it.
i had cleaned my last evaporator with acid whcih is made forthe fin of ac condensors and evaporator coils foams out the dirt and dust and you hose down imma have to cover my whole interior to do that with a hose. -
You should be able to use the air pressure from a nice blower nozzle to free up some debris. 120 PSI through a high pressure nozzle will do it, but be careful not to damage the fins.
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i had cleaned my last evaporator with acid whcih is made forthe fin of ac condensors and evaporator coils foams out the dirt and dust and you hose down imma have to cover my whole interior to do that with a hose
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When your AC evaporator freezes up and then suddenly thaws out from improper charge, poor air flow, expansion valve problem or thermostatic temp control malfunction the sudden thawing and in turn flooding can over exceed the drain capacity causing water to the floor. A partially plugged drain can also add to the problem.
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the evaporator doesn't freeze and then suddenly unthaws.
it's supposed to freeze. while it's melting from the outside heat.
if the system DOESN'T freeze, then it's not fully charged. -
Frost on the evaporator is not desired and causes problems.
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the evaporator is subject to removing the heat. so it don't freeze. (least, its not supposed to). but the dryer does. IF the system is fully charged. and the system has no air.
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Freezing/frosting of the dryer indicates a restriction within the dryer.
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