EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES!
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '11
EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES!
There is a topic about someone blowing out an AC line due to rubbing. I went out this morning and checked my lines and they were rubbing as well! I seperated them and the lower of the 2 hoses has a wear mark in it. I think I caught mine in time (it still works) but this might be a wide spread problem. FYI I am referring to the 2 AC hoses on the lower front passenger side of the engine bay. Check yours before it's too late!
Burning Brakes
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Re: EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES! (revo1059)
What do the hoses look like? If they are steel with a rubber hose attached, mine have a "w" shaped divider seperating them. Thanks for the info.
Burning Brakes
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Re: EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES! (revo1059)
There is a topic about someone blowing out an AC line due to rubbing. I went out this morning and checked my lines and they were rubbing as well! I seperated them and the lower of the 2 hoses has a wear mark in it. I think I caught mine in time (it still works) but this might be a wide spread problem. FYI I am referring to the 2 AC hoses on the lower front passenger side of the engine bay. Check yours before it's too late!
Thanks for the heads up on this one too!! :cheers:
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Re: EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES! (revo1059)
You should also check out the cute little notch that the radiator shroud cuts into the hose that connects the coolant reservoir with the radiator (top). I slipped a small piece of larger hose over the real hose so that it would take the abuse and not the real hose.
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Re: EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES! (allanlaw)
You should also check out the cute little notch that the radiator shroud cuts into the hose that connects the coolant reservoir with the radiator (top). I slipped a small piece of larger hose over the real hose so that it would take the abuse and not the real hose.
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Re: EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES! (revo1059)
Thanks for posting! I'll go look. The first weekend after I bought my '99, we went on the Covered Bridge Cruise. It was raining and had to keep windows up most of the way with a/c on. Prior to our trip we cleaned out around the wipers as previous owner had been parking underneath an oak tree for months. To make a long story short, we plugged the a/c drain and ALL the water POURED in on the passenger side. Luckily we had some towels brought along to dry the car. You don't want plugged a/c lines so be careful when cleaning out around your wipers! :smash: :smash:
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Burning Brakes
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Re: EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES! (123vette456)
123vette456,
Pop your hood and stand on the passenger side of the hood. Look towards the front down low. You should see 2 AC lines crossing each other. I thought I'd be nice and take pics, so I did that and now I can't find the USB cable to hook my camera up! If I dig it up I will post them.
OK here is a closeup pic. The area is shaded red.
http://www.iwc.net/~vtach3743/closeup.jpg
[Modified by revo1059, 11:44 PM 6/24/2002]
Pop your hood and stand on the passenger side of the hood. Look towards the front down low. You should see 2 AC lines crossing each other. I thought I'd be nice and take pics, so I did that and now I can't find the USB cable to hook my camera up! If I dig it up I will post them.
OK here is a closeup pic. The area is shaded red.
http://www.iwc.net/~vtach3743/closeup.jpg
[Modified by revo1059, 11:44 PM 6/24/2002]
Burning Brakes
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Re: EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES! (revo1059)
So the AC hose is rubbing against the plastic hose? Did that really cause wear? What if I just ziptied the AC hose to the plastic hose so it's always in contact, then there'd be no rubbing.
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Burning Brakes
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Re: EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES! (akw408)
No, it's actually the metal end of the upper hose against the rubber of the bottom one. I was thinking of taking some hose clamps and putting them around that area.
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Re: EVERYONE CHECK YOUR A/C LINES! (HOCKEY)
I just took a look at mine and the A/C lines are not running the same as in the picture provided above. I only have 1 A/C line in that area with no rubbing, but I think that's attributed to my configuration.
I have a 2000 coupe with Z-51 suspension. If memory serves me right, the power steering cooler and suspension changes with this package are different and may require some different plumbing for the A/C.
I have a 2000 coupe with Z-51 suspension. If memory serves me right, the power steering cooler and suspension changes with this package are different and may require some different plumbing for the A/C.