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Pine needles in defroster duct
Greetings All,
So I turned on the defroster in my '98 TJ for the first time in months today, and the smell of burning pine needles immediately followed by billowing smoke poured out... I popped off the wipers and vent cover and stuck my shop-vac hose down into the air intake and vacuumed out *tons* of junk. I then re-ran the defroster for a while, and other than a light residual burning smell, no more fire. Good. :) I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right into it and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* PITA? I've never done it before, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks! -John |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
John <john@hytronix.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right > into it and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* > PITA? Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson down there with the AC running to kill the smell, it should be OK. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
John <john@hytronix.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right > into it and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* > PITA? Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson down there with the AC running to kill the smell, it should be OK. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
John <john@hytronix.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right > into it and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* > PITA? Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson down there with the AC running to kill the smell, it should be OK. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson I bet I meant Lysol...... -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson I bet I meant Lysol...... -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson I bet I meant Lysol...... -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
I'm sure that ------ from: 24.80.200.127
s0106000ea6ba70e7.vc.shawcable.net, Vancouver will take your bet. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ "XS11E" <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote in message news:Xns99D4D0C6A17B4xs11emailinatorcom@69.28.173. 184... > > I bet I meant Lysol...... > > -- > XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups > The Usenet Improvement Project: > http://improve-usenet.org -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
I'm sure that ------ from: 24.80.200.127
s0106000ea6ba70e7.vc.shawcable.net, Vancouver will take your bet. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ "XS11E" <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote in message news:Xns99D4D0C6A17B4xs11emailinatorcom@69.28.173. 184... > > I bet I meant Lysol...... > > -- > XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups > The Usenet Improvement Project: > http://improve-usenet.org -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
I'm sure that ------ from: 24.80.200.127
s0106000ea6ba70e7.vc.shawcable.net, Vancouver will take your bet. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ "XS11E" <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote in message news:Xns99D4D0C6A17B4xs11emailinatorcom@69.28.173. 184... > > I bet I meant Lysol...... > > -- > XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups > The Usenet Improvement Project: > http://improve-usenet.org -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
On Oct 25, 10:10 pm, XS11E <xs...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> John <j...@hytronix.com> wrote: > > I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right > > into it and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* > > PITA? > > Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson down there with the AC running to > kill the smell, it should be OK. > > -- > XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups > The Usenet Improvement Project:http://improve-usenet.org what's wrong with the smell? It'll be just like a pine-scented air freshner lol. |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
On Oct 25, 10:10 pm, XS11E <xs...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> John <j...@hytronix.com> wrote: > > I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right > > into it and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* > > PITA? > > Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson down there with the AC running to > kill the smell, it should be OK. > > -- > XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups > The Usenet Improvement Project:http://improve-usenet.org what's wrong with the smell? It'll be just like a pine-scented air freshner lol. |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
On Oct 25, 10:10 pm, XS11E <xs...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> John <j...@hytronix.com> wrote: > > I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right > > into it and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* > > PITA? > > Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson down there with the AC running to > kill the smell, it should be OK. > > -- > XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups > The Usenet Improvement Project:http://improve-usenet.org what's wrong with the smell? It'll be just like a pine-scented air freshner lol. |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
On Oct 25, 6:45 pm, John <j...@hytronix.com> wrote:
> Greetings All, > > So I turned on the defroster in my '98 TJ for the first time in months > today, and the smell of burning pine needles immediately followed by > billowing smoke poured out... > > I popped off the wipers and vent cover and stuck my shop-vac hose down > into the air intake and vacuumed out *tons* of junk. I then re-ran the > defroster for a while, and other than a light residual burning smell, no > more fire. Good. :) > > I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right into it > and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* PITA? I've > never done it before, so any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -John o and by the way, I've disassembled a HVAC unit in an XJ, and it's not easy. You have to remove the whole dashboard. So I'd try everything else before I went for that approach. |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
On Oct 25, 6:45 pm, John <j...@hytronix.com> wrote:
> Greetings All, > > So I turned on the defroster in my '98 TJ for the first time in months > today, and the smell of burning pine needles immediately followed by > billowing smoke poured out... > > I popped off the wipers and vent cover and stuck my shop-vac hose down > into the air intake and vacuumed out *tons* of junk. I then re-ran the > defroster for a while, and other than a light residual burning smell, no > more fire. Good. :) > > I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right into it > and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* PITA? I've > never done it before, so any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -John o and by the way, I've disassembled a HVAC unit in an XJ, and it's not easy. You have to remove the whole dashboard. So I'd try everything else before I went for that approach. |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
On Oct 25, 6:45 pm, John <j...@hytronix.com> wrote:
> Greetings All, > > So I turned on the defroster in my '98 TJ for the first time in months > today, and the smell of burning pine needles immediately followed by > billowing smoke poured out... > > I popped off the wipers and vent cover and stuck my shop-vac hose down > into the air intake and vacuumed out *tons* of junk. I then re-ran the > defroster for a while, and other than a light residual burning smell, no > more fire. Good. :) > > I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right into it > and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* PITA? I've > never done it before, so any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -John o and by the way, I've disassembled a HVAC unit in an XJ, and it's not easy. You have to remove the whole dashboard. So I'd try everything else before I went for that approach. |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
My, you are getting desperate for come-backs. Of course, you have almost no vocabulary to draw from, eh Illiteratus? -- "I am become Cooyon Billieboi, the destroyer of groups." -- Bhagavad-Gita (Version 2) -- aka the Bagoffat-Geezer |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
My, you are getting desperate for come-backs. Of course, you have almost no vocabulary to draw from, eh Illiteratus? -- "I am become Cooyon Billieboi, the destroyer of groups." -- Bhagavad-Gita (Version 2) -- aka the Bagoffat-Geezer |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
My, you are getting desperate for come-backs. Of course, you have almost no vocabulary to draw from, eh Illiteratus? -- "I am become Cooyon Billieboi, the destroyer of groups." -- Bhagavad-Gita (Version 2) -- aka the Bagoffat-Geezer |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
Did you remove the steering wheel and pedals?
http://www.----------.com/jeepDashRemoved.jpg God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- "97tjMike" <MichaelJunior@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1193371554.255940.287180@v3g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com... > > o and by the way, I've disassembled a HVAC unit in an XJ, and it's not > easy. You have to remove the whole dashboard. So I'd try everything > else before I went for that approach. > |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
Did you remove the steering wheel and pedals?
http://www.----------.com/jeepDashRemoved.jpg God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- "97tjMike" <MichaelJunior@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1193371554.255940.287180@v3g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com... > > o and by the way, I've disassembled a HVAC unit in an XJ, and it's not > easy. You have to remove the whole dashboard. So I'd try everything > else before I went for that approach. > |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
Did you remove the steering wheel and pedals?
http://www.----------.com/jeepDashRemoved.jpg God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- "97tjMike" <MichaelJunior@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1193371554.255940.287180@v3g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com... > > o and by the way, I've disassembled a HVAC unit in an XJ, and it's not > easy. You have to remove the whole dashboard. So I'd try everything > else before I went for that approach. > |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
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Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
This from the biggest spammer of them all! The jealous, really weak
jealous, I can't believe how jealous this little draft dodging coward schizophrenic psychopath liar was hiding in Vancouver via S0106000ea6ba70e7.vn.shawcable.net 24.86.24.251 intrepidator@shaw.ca until I killed it. Now he's using another IP of 24.80.200.127 s0106000ea6ba70e7.vc.shawcable.net who's only way to get attention is to make a fool of its self using foul language, like it did back in elementary school yard. But, too afraid to use it's name and address, and take on responsibility like a grown up. With an obsession with perverts and goats, where it writes via remailers, @news.alt.net, and cross posts to other perverts to no one's surprise. With extreme jealous ranting over my documents, possessions, successes, manliness and fine, Southern California surfing body, beard, and loving Christian family. Committing forgery over many of my posts, proving I'm a responsible American man. You remind me of a little rat dog, like a Mexican Chiwawa with its senseless barking, me too, me too. You're even more senile than I first thought. And the poor thing, you're too girlie to take responsibility for yourself again, by signing your statement like a man. That really thinks the group's members are so stupid not to know it's the same coward, posting over and over again using a schizophrenic psychopath forged up names? You're not worth any more time when a cut and paste this same paragraphs it fits so well! But, now worth a forwarding to: internet.help@shaw.ca, security@shaw.ca, abuse@shaw.ca, internet.abuse@sjrb.ca, abuse@aioe.org, admin@cox.net for forgery. Who said it also likes baby monkeys sucking their -----, like his buddy posted on an auto picture group at: news:0u7g43dkje4pdkqi07hl66s8kpifo564k1@4ax.com I thought this traitor's attacks were just over personal disagreements, but in reality these attacks stemming from my love of God and America on Independents Week, I realized you are actually attacking my country, and that's what you've been doing all along is declaring your hatred for the United States of America, with each declaration of my signature, but just too cowardly and stupid to be a ---------. It's America, love it, or leave it, so keep the f*ck out! Or let me know when you cross my American border, so I may arrest you! YOU ARE A TRAITOR and lost all rights to my American border, and someday I'll have you in jail where you belong! Any time, I'll fly and meant with other patriots guarding our borders against vermin like you. Why don't you call the San Diego Sheriffs Department at 858-974-2020 YOU NEED HELP! The moral majority say you are not only faggots, but cowards You wouldn't know about business as you have never succeeded and anything. Tell me when you are about to cross my American border and I'll fly up and arrange at meeting with the U.S. Border patrol and Minutemen for your arrest, after you give me your name, address, date, and meeting place. I would appreciate the name and address of these trolls, Square Wheel: shaw.ca 24.80.200.127 s0106000ea6ba70e7.vc.shawcable.net intrepidator@shaw.ca and 24bit: 12.205.158.32 AT&T WorldNet Services ATT Mediacom Communications Corp. I will keep your name in confidence, kindly email -------------------- or LW------@------.net Sincerely, Llewellyn W. (Bill) ------ III Fortunately it is against the law for you to own a firearm. You are the one that ran to Canada from your obligation to the U.S. Military! YOU ARE A TRAITOR and a COWARD!!!!!! Totally lacking in common sense. You pathetic little schizophrenic psychopath, you make me laugh the way a girlie, ------ writes, it gives me a feeling of extreme superiority! <ROTFLMAO> And you think the news members won't catch on and be able to see your pursuing fag names, as fake as you. Just making sure the faggots at: alt.binaries.pictures.autos, alt.binaries.automobile.pictures groups know what an a**hole you, aka SW really are!!!!! God, why do these stupid queer traitors keep following me around? God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ "Pink Freud©®" <drive-in-lobotomies@trepanation.calm> wrote in message news:pan.2007.10.26.01.19.48.525587@trepanation.ca lm... > > My, you are getting desperate for come-backs. > > Of course, you have almost no vocabulary to draw from, eh Illiteratus? > > -- -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
This from the biggest spammer of them all! The jealous, really weak
jealous, I can't believe how jealous this little draft dodging coward schizophrenic psychopath liar was hiding in Vancouver via S0106000ea6ba70e7.vn.shawcable.net 24.86.24.251 intrepidator@shaw.ca until I killed it. Now he's using another IP of 24.80.200.127 s0106000ea6ba70e7.vc.shawcable.net who's only way to get attention is to make a fool of its self using foul language, like it did back in elementary school yard. But, too afraid to use it's name and address, and take on responsibility like a grown up. With an obsession with perverts and goats, where it writes via remailers, @news.alt.net, and cross posts to other perverts to no one's surprise. With extreme jealous ranting over my documents, possessions, successes, manliness and fine, Southern California surfing body, beard, and loving Christian family. Committing forgery over many of my posts, proving I'm a responsible American man. You remind me of a little rat dog, like a Mexican Chiwawa with its senseless barking, me too, me too. You're even more senile than I first thought. And the poor thing, you're too girlie to take responsibility for yourself again, by signing your statement like a man. That really thinks the group's members are so stupid not to know it's the same coward, posting over and over again using a schizophrenic psychopath forged up names? You're not worth any more time when a cut and paste this same paragraphs it fits so well! But, now worth a forwarding to: internet.help@shaw.ca, security@shaw.ca, abuse@shaw.ca, internet.abuse@sjrb.ca, abuse@aioe.org, admin@cox.net for forgery. Who said it also likes baby monkeys sucking their -----, like his buddy posted on an auto picture group at: news:0u7g43dkje4pdkqi07hl66s8kpifo564k1@4ax.com I thought this traitor's attacks were just over personal disagreements, but in reality these attacks stemming from my love of God and America on Independents Week, I realized you are actually attacking my country, and that's what you've been doing all along is declaring your hatred for the United States of America, with each declaration of my signature, but just too cowardly and stupid to be a ---------. It's America, love it, or leave it, so keep the f*ck out! Or let me know when you cross my American border, so I may arrest you! YOU ARE A TRAITOR and lost all rights to my American border, and someday I'll have you in jail where you belong! Any time, I'll fly and meant with other patriots guarding our borders against vermin like you. Why don't you call the San Diego Sheriffs Department at 858-974-2020 YOU NEED HELP! The moral majority say you are not only faggots, but cowards You wouldn't know about business as you have never succeeded and anything. Tell me when you are about to cross my American border and I'll fly up and arrange at meeting with the U.S. Border patrol and Minutemen for your arrest, after you give me your name, address, date, and meeting place. I would appreciate the name and address of these trolls, Square Wheel: shaw.ca 24.80.200.127 s0106000ea6ba70e7.vc.shawcable.net intrepidator@shaw.ca and 24bit: 12.205.158.32 AT&T WorldNet Services ATT Mediacom Communications Corp. I will keep your name in confidence, kindly email -------------------- or LW------@------.net Sincerely, Llewellyn W. (Bill) ------ III Fortunately it is against the law for you to own a firearm. You are the one that ran to Canada from your obligation to the U.S. Military! YOU ARE A TRAITOR and a COWARD!!!!!! Totally lacking in common sense. You pathetic little schizophrenic psychopath, you make me laugh the way a girlie, ------ writes, it gives me a feeling of extreme superiority! <ROTFLMAO> And you think the news members won't catch on and be able to see your pursuing fag names, as fake as you. Just making sure the faggots at: alt.binaries.pictures.autos, alt.binaries.automobile.pictures groups know what an a**hole you, aka SW really are!!!!! God, why do these stupid queer traitors keep following me around? God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ "Pink Freud©®" <drive-in-lobotomies@trepanation.calm> wrote in message news:pan.2007.10.26.01.19.48.525587@trepanation.ca lm... > > My, you are getting desperate for come-backs. > > Of course, you have almost no vocabulary to draw from, eh Illiteratus? > > -- -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
On the YJ you manually milk the drain valve under the hood while running
water into the vent intake. I don't know what kind of setup the TJ has, but with the vent located in the same place as the YJ it has to have a drain. Make sure that is open. Those were probably fir or spruce needles. Pine needles would be too long to get in there. Cheers, Earle "John" <john@hytronix.com> wrote in message news:209Ui.4550$hG2.2996@trndny05... > Greetings All, > > So I turned on the defroster in my '98 TJ for the first time in months > today, and the smell of burning pine needles immediately followed by > billowing smoke poured out... > > I popped off the wipers and vent cover and stuck my shop-vac hose down > into the air intake and vacuumed out *tons* of junk. I then re-ran the > defroster for a while, and other than a light residual burning smell, no > more fire. Good. :) > > I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right into it > and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* PITA? I've > never done it before, so any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -John |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
On the YJ you manually milk the drain valve under the hood while running
water into the vent intake. I don't know what kind of setup the TJ has, but with the vent located in the same place as the YJ it has to have a drain. Make sure that is open. Those were probably fir or spruce needles. Pine needles would be too long to get in there. Cheers, Earle "John" <john@hytronix.com> wrote in message news:209Ui.4550$hG2.2996@trndny05... > Greetings All, > > So I turned on the defroster in my '98 TJ for the first time in months > today, and the smell of burning pine needles immediately followed by > billowing smoke poured out... > > I popped off the wipers and vent cover and stuck my shop-vac hose down > into the air intake and vacuumed out *tons* of junk. I then re-ran the > defroster for a while, and other than a light residual burning smell, no > more fire. Good. :) > > I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right into it > and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* PITA? I've > never done it before, so any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -John |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
On the YJ you manually milk the drain valve under the hood while running
water into the vent intake. I don't know what kind of setup the TJ has, but with the vent located in the same place as the YJ it has to have a drain. Make sure that is open. Those were probably fir or spruce needles. Pine needles would be too long to get in there. Cheers, Earle "John" <john@hytronix.com> wrote in message news:209Ui.4550$hG2.2996@trndny05... > Greetings All, > > So I turned on the defroster in my '98 TJ for the first time in months > today, and the smell of burning pine needles immediately followed by > billowing smoke poured out... > > I popped off the wipers and vent cover and stuck my shop-vac hose down > into the air intake and vacuumed out *tons* of junk. I then re-ran the > defroster for a while, and other than a light residual burning smell, no > more fire. Good. :) > > I'm looking for opinions on whether I should try to tear right into it > and disassemble the entire system, or is this a *major* PITA? I've > never done it before, so any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -John |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
XS11E wrote:
> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: > >> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson > > I bet I meant Lysol...... > There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
XS11E wrote:
> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: > >> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson > > I bet I meant Lysol...... > There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
XS11E wrote:
> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: > >> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson > > I bet I meant Lysol...... > There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
Lon Stowell <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote:
> XS11E wrote: >> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: >> >>> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson >> >> I bet I meant Lysol...... >> > There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. Actually Lysol works as well or better and can be used for other things if you don't use the entire can. I think it's less expensive, too, but I haven't looked at prices lately.... > Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just > the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be > able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. Probably, I sure wouldn't recommend taking it apart until everything else has failed... -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
Lon Stowell <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote:
> XS11E wrote: >> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: >> >>> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson >> >> I bet I meant Lysol...... >> > There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. Actually Lysol works as well or better and can be used for other things if you don't use the entire can. I think it's less expensive, too, but I haven't looked at prices lately.... > Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just > the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be > able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. Probably, I sure wouldn't recommend taking it apart until everything else has failed... -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
Lon Stowell <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote:
> XS11E wrote: >> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: >> >>> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson >> >> I bet I meant Lysol...... >> > There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. Actually Lysol works as well or better and can be used for other things if you don't use the entire can. I think it's less expensive, too, but I haven't looked at prices lately.... > Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just > the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be > able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. Probably, I sure wouldn't recommend taking it apart until everything else has failed... -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
XS11E wrote:
> Lon Stowell <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote: > >> XS11E wrote: >>> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson >>> I bet I meant Lysol...... >>> >> There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. > > Actually Lysol works as well or better and can be used for other > things if you don't use the entire can. I think it's less > expensive, too, but I haven't looked at prices lately.... > >> Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just >> the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be >> able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. > > Probably, I sure wouldn't recommend taking it apart until everything > else has failed... > > Let me make sure I have this straight before I go and try this: I can remove the cowl, stick a hose in the air intake, and flush the crap out of the drain at the bottom down below and to the right of the battery box? I thought for sure this would result in water getting flushed into the passenger side interior, or runi something electrical, or... Anyway, can I do this? Failing that approach, I guess I'll have to dive in there. At least I've got some instructions on how to remove the heater box now... Thanks everyone! -John |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
XS11E wrote:
> Lon Stowell <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote: > >> XS11E wrote: >>> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson >>> I bet I meant Lysol...... >>> >> There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. > > Actually Lysol works as well or better and can be used for other > things if you don't use the entire can. I think it's less > expensive, too, but I haven't looked at prices lately.... > >> Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just >> the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be >> able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. > > Probably, I sure wouldn't recommend taking it apart until everything > else has failed... > > Let me make sure I have this straight before I go and try this: I can remove the cowl, stick a hose in the air intake, and flush the crap out of the drain at the bottom down below and to the right of the battery box? I thought for sure this would result in water getting flushed into the passenger side interior, or runi something electrical, or... Anyway, can I do this? Failing that approach, I guess I'll have to dive in there. At least I've got some instructions on how to remove the heater box now... Thanks everyone! -John |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
XS11E wrote:
> Lon Stowell <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote: > >> XS11E wrote: >>> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson >>> I bet I meant Lysol...... >>> >> There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. > > Actually Lysol works as well or better and can be used for other > things if you don't use the entire can. I think it's less > expensive, too, but I haven't looked at prices lately.... > >> Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just >> the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be >> able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. > > Probably, I sure wouldn't recommend taking it apart until everything > else has failed... > > Let me make sure I have this straight before I go and try this: I can remove the cowl, stick a hose in the air intake, and flush the crap out of the drain at the bottom down below and to the right of the battery box? I thought for sure this would result in water getting flushed into the passenger side interior, or runi something electrical, or... Anyway, can I do this? Failing that approach, I guess I'll have to dive in there. At least I've got some instructions on how to remove the heater box now... Thanks everyone! -John |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
John wrote:
> XS11E wrote: >> Lon Stowell <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> XS11E wrote: >>>> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson >>>> I bet I meant Lysol...... >>>> >>> There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. >> >> Actually Lysol works as well or better and can be used for other >> things if you don't use the entire can. I think it's less >> expensive, too, but I haven't looked at prices lately.... >>> Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just >>> the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be >>> able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. >> >> Probably, I sure wouldn't recommend taking it apart until everything >> else has failed... >> >> > > Let me make sure I have this straight before I go and try this: > > I can remove the cowl, stick a hose in the air intake, and flush the > crap out of the drain at the bottom down below and to the right of the > battery box? I thought for sure this would result in water getting > flushed into the passenger side interior, or runi something electrical, > or... > > Anyway, can I do this? Failing that approach, I guess I'll have to dive > in there. At least I've got some instructions on how to remove the > heater box now... > > Thanks everyone! > > -John Not going to work.... You have stuff all the way inside or you would not have had smoke from the resistor pack trying to burn your Jeep up. You were extremely lucky! That underhood drain is for the intake box. The intake for the insides just picks up a bit off the bottom of this box so water doesn't get inside. Putting a hose down there 'will' flood out your insides more than likely. Putting a hose on the top of the grill will rinse out the box without flooding 'if' you can keep the drain running clear. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
John wrote:
> XS11E wrote: >> Lon Stowell <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> XS11E wrote: >>>> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson >>>> I bet I meant Lysol...... >>>> >>> There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. >> >> Actually Lysol works as well or better and can be used for other >> things if you don't use the entire can. I think it's less >> expensive, too, but I haven't looked at prices lately.... >>> Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just >>> the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be >>> able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. >> >> Probably, I sure wouldn't recommend taking it apart until everything >> else has failed... >> >> > > Let me make sure I have this straight before I go and try this: > > I can remove the cowl, stick a hose in the air intake, and flush the > crap out of the drain at the bottom down below and to the right of the > battery box? I thought for sure this would result in water getting > flushed into the passenger side interior, or runi something electrical, > or... > > Anyway, can I do this? Failing that approach, I guess I'll have to dive > in there. At least I've got some instructions on how to remove the > heater box now... > > Thanks everyone! > > -John Not going to work.... You have stuff all the way inside or you would not have had smoke from the resistor pack trying to burn your Jeep up. You were extremely lucky! That underhood drain is for the intake box. The intake for the insides just picks up a bit off the bottom of this box so water doesn't get inside. Putting a hose down there 'will' flood out your insides more than likely. Putting a hose on the top of the grill will rinse out the box without flooding 'if' you can keep the drain running clear. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... |
Re: Pine needles in defroster duct
John wrote:
> XS11E wrote: >> Lon Stowell <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> XS11E wrote: >>>> XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Vacuum it again and then spray Lyson >>>> I bet I meant Lysol...... >>>> >>> There is a spray made for A/C, a bit tuffer than Lysol. >> >> Actually Lysol works as well or better and can be used for other >> things if you don't use the entire can. I think it's less >> expensive, too, but I haven't looked at prices lately.... >>> Hard to say whether the OP needs to rotorooter their A/C from just >>> the description, depends where the cruft is located. Might be >>> able to just flush it out if there is a good bottom drain added. >> >> Probably, I sure wouldn't recommend taking it apart until everything >> else has failed... >> >> > > Let me make sure I have this straight before I go and try this: > > I can remove the cowl, stick a hose in the air intake, and flush the > crap out of the drain at the bottom down below and to the right of the > battery box? I thought for sure this would result in water getting > flushed into the passenger side interior, or runi something electrical, > or... > > Anyway, can I do this? Failing that approach, I guess I'll have to dive > in there. At least I've got some instructions on how to remove the > heater box now... > > Thanks everyone! > > -John Not going to work.... You have stuff all the way inside or you would not have had smoke from the resistor pack trying to burn your Jeep up. You were extremely lucky! That underhood drain is for the intake box. The intake for the insides just picks up a bit off the bottom of this box so water doesn't get inside. Putting a hose down there 'will' flood out your insides more than likely. Putting a hose on the top of the grill will rinse out the box without flooding 'if' you can keep the drain running clear. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... |
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