I have a rather odd situation, in that I had to replace my blower motor on
my '90 Pathfinder on Tuesday (on Sunday, the blower motor was making an odd
sound, and the next day the fan wouldn't come on). Anyway, the sound never
went away, and I notice that I have water dripping from the seal around the
new blower motor. I have AC, and I was wondering what the problem is likely
to be. Also, is this something that I can fix?

Leslie
leslieh1 (AT) shaw (DOT) ca

Leslie,

Might it be that in the process of replacing the blower that the hose that the
A/C drains through got pinched or otherwise clogged? Is there any condensate
dripping out of the hose that directs it to the ground under the car?

I had that problem with a TOYOTA shop when I had to have an A/C FIXED while on
vacation in a region without Lexus dealerships. They did fix the A/C and a few
days later the floor on the passenger side of the car was soaking with water.

I had the Lexus dealer when I got home fix it and they reported that they had
crimped the drain hose. Fortunately the Toyota dealer gave me not problem with
my request to pay for the fix that the Lexus dealer had to do after the bath my
wife had on her feet.

Leslie Hartmier wrote:

Well, it may be that the evacuation hose is clogged, but the noise appears
to be the water hitting the squirrel cage of the blower motor when I turn
left. I actually removed the blower motor, and drove to work and watched a
LOT of water pouring out everytime I'd turn left (although it certainly
lessened after a while). However, I will check out the evacuation hose.
Incidentally, what does the evaporator actually do? If I have this water in
there is it possible that the evaporator croaked? Is there anything else
this might be?

Thanks for any help (buying a new blower motor kinda tapped me out for
money, and I can't afford to take it to a repair shop.)

Leslie
leslieh1 (AT) shaw (DOT) ca

"max" <sp@m.not> wrote

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 01:16:23 GMT, "Leslie Hartmier" <leslieh1 (AT) shaw (DOT) ca>
wrote:

Yes, your AC drain hose is clogged, probably at the top end where it's
attached to the condenser housing/drip pan. The water level rose and
it splashed all over the blower motor, which is NOT GOOD for them.

This happened to me too, and it can kill the resistor pack as well.

On my 87 Pathy, you get to the housing by removing the glove box and a
metal panel behind it. Then you remove the resistor pack, pop four or
five spring clips, and pry the top and bottom halves of the housing
apart clamshell-style. You MAY get about an inch of working room.
Prop the halves apart with your flashlight (you'll need it!) and you
may be able to clear out the clog with a long straight stiff wire,
like the straight part of a wire coathanger. Just be careful not to
damage any of the condenser fins or tubes.

I see two possible causes:

1. Evaporator drain hose clogged.
2. The drains for the outside air intake area located under the intake
air grille, beneath the lower edge of the windshield , may be clogged,
allowing rain water to accumulate there, and gush in.

Good luck!

Leslie Hartmier wrote:

Actually, it appears that it was just the drain hose was plugged. I fixed
that without having to open the dashboard, which was nice. Can anyone tell
if there's an easy way to replace a bulb in the dashboard? My low fuel
light has never worked (I'm convinced the bulb is burnt out) and I don't
want to hack open the dashboard. This isn't super important, but it bugs me
all the same.

Thanks for the input on the AC drainage, and thanks for any help with the
light.

Leslie
leslieh1 (AT) shaw (DOT) ca

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