Plugged condensate drain line HELP!!!

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Apr 1, 2011 | 09:52 PM

Slynch1033

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From: Montgomery Tx

Plugged condensate drain line HELP!!!

Was coming back from the hardware store today and turned hard left and water sloshed on my right foot from the floor vent. When I got home, pulled the AC Motor and about a gallon of water came out. Caught most of it with a shop vac. I pulled and lubricated the motor but I can't find the condensate line which must be plugged. Any one have any ideas?

Apr 1, 2011 | 10:06 PM

RicK T

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I've never seen a picture of it but here are a couple descriptions that may help you find it. Let us know what happens.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...c-problem.html

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...a-c-drain.html

Apr 1, 2011 | 11:20 PM

Slynch1033

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From: Montgomery Tx

Thanks Rick!

Evidently this is a real problem on C5's. I have only owned mine for a couple of months and am still getting used to all the quirks of the Vette! 2002 with only 50 thousand on the car so I couldn't pass it up!
Thanks again Rick! Will be working on it first thing Sat Morning.

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I've never seen a picture of it but here are a couple descriptions that may help you find it. Let us know what happens.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...c-problem.html

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...a-c-drain.html

Apr 2, 2011 | 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Slynch1033

This is a fairly common problem on all a/c equipped cars, more common on older cars or cars in high dust environments, sediment can clog the drain tube or port. Sometimes a well directed shot of compressed air will displace the clog. Another method is to use a shop vac with the appropriate sized hose to reach the drain.

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Apr 2, 2011 | 09:33 AM

haljensen

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C5 Forum would probably be more help.

Apr 2, 2011 | 02:13 PM

Slynch1033

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From: Montgomery Tx

Well thanks to ALL! The drains on the driver's side looked like an 80 yr old alcoholic smoker's arteries. Completely blocked but VERY easy to get to. The drain behind the right head was a different story. After a lot of dis-assembly and saying bad things about GM engineers I got to it. The trick is to pull the battery and box so that you can slide some of the cables out of the way. Again, completely blocked. Have a dehumidifier running in the car right now to dry it out.
Thanks again for restoring my faith in regular folks. I am sure that the dealer would have charged hundreds for this service and all I was out was a few hours of my time. Thanks to a Corvette NEWBIE!

Apr 2, 2011 | 02:33 PM

RicK T

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Glad you got resolved "fairly" easily.

Please be advised that if your car is a C5 as was implied earlier, I didn't realize it. From now on you should post in the C5 Forums.

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