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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 01:58 PM
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so i took out the evaporator to clean the tree out of my car. i looked in through the firewall and there is this flap. i moved it to the other side and it looks like there is another evaporator or condenser or something like that. i can't get this flap to move myself and i can't figure out what this thing is for. please help!!
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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that would be your heater core and I would put a new one in while you have it down.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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that would be your heater core and I would put a new one in while you have it down.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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why? is there something wrong with it? mine works great...
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because when you get it allput back together and get approx 8.37 miles from the house its gonna start leaking
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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Except it's a can't get to it from here kinda job. Sure he can see it--with the evaporator case off, but it's a whole 'nother job to replace it.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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LOL, true
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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maybe the heater was already replaced since it works...i don't know.
anyway i got everything back together. air blows through the vents pretty good, but it depends on if the car is moving or not. also i wish it would blow even more. does anyone have any suggestions?
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There is a small electrical mod to do to make sure you get full alternator voltage when on Hi, Use the existing Hi wire to turn on a relay that switches a wire from the alternator.
Make sure your inside/outside air selector door is working, its on the pass side behind the little screen to the tight of the wiper.
Ducts all sealed?
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not yet. i am working on sealing everything right now.

is there some way to block leaves from entering into the fan?? i have to admit that this seems to be a really bad design.
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supposed to be a screen at the end of the chanel for the wipers to keep leaves out of the vent
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i have that screen you're talking about. i suppose it's just out of shape since it won't close up the whole gap
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okay, now my fan only blows air when i'm moving. when my car is still, i hear it running, but i feel no air. is this right?!?!?!
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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No thats not right. It sounds as if the diverter vent is stuck, or the vacune line to the diaphram is disconnnected.
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is there some way to block leaves from entering into the fan?? i have to admit that this seems to be a really bad design.
park it inside
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park it inside
Make sure the ground wire has a good ground the way to check is to run a wire from a good ground to the motor conector and test. mine was runnung slow and that was the reason.
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well air blows through the system when i'm moving, so i know that it's not blocked all the time. i'll just have to play around with it a little more.

Gator79...lol yeah i do park it inside at my house (all the time), but it's parked outside at school, and the parking lot is covered by huge oak trees...not good...
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