aemeijers wrote in news:NJCdnV29osFfR1LXnZ2dnUVZ_r-
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Nate Nagel wrote:
Walter R. wrote:
This may not really be OT in AHR, after all, my car is parked in my
garage, part of my home. Maybe this is stretching it? :-). I don't
know where else to ask.

I drive a 1993 Chevy Lumina with 100,000 miles. Runs better than new.

Lately, when I turn on my air blower in any mode, such as heating, air
conditioning, vent, it produces a blast of foul smelling air. After a
minute, the bad smell disappears.

Googling for this misbehavior points to mold produced by stagnant
water in the a/c evaporator.

I have tried disinfectant spray in the air-intake vent but now the car
smells of perfumed dirty socks.

Does anyone know of a simple way to get rid of this stink without
tearing the car apart?? Seems to be a common problem and thus of
common interest.

Thanks, and my apologies.


Have you cleared the evaporator drain? if you haven't done that then
anything else you do will be pointless

nate


In case that doesn't mean anything to you, what he is referring to is a
little tube that comes out to daylight somewhere to the rear of the
right front wheel well. If you are lucky, applying compressed air to it
will result in all the stagnant water flowing out. Note that 'out' may
be the carpet of the front passenger seat, so lay some old towels out
first. DAMHIKT.

Hey, it ain't too different from a fubar'd dishwasher or washing machine
drain, and we talk about those all the time on here.

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aem sends...


applying compressed air to a blocked tube may result in the plastic hose
splitting and needing replacement.

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