Rear Aircon Drip BEWARE IT MIGHT NOT BE

[corrour]

Its Been realy hot and everybody has been using aircon and getting the usual condensate drip under the front and half way down under the drivers side sill but BEWARE IT MIGHT NOT BE
Getting home last night i had the usual drip but then it became a dribble. On closer inspection the metal pipe that feeds the rear heater was P-----G out at the support bracket where it tees off up to the block a slight movement made it worse and drained the system.
Faced with the prospect of feeding a new metal pipe with brackets from front to back {i hate threading needles in the dark } and waiting till tuesday for one and 40 quid i thought a way round it must be possible.
Armed with a hacksaw i cut the pipe in 3 and removed it along with the rubber pipe which joins it to the heater box at the front and replaced it wit a 2.5 metre length of high temp 17mm id rubber heater hose into a 17mm tee to join up at the back.

Next bit i dreaded but with the help of all the masters on the forum bled and filled the system. jobs a good em an no leaks.

THE MORAL IS DONT TRUST THE DRIP IT MIGHT BE SUMMATS MORE SERIOUS HAVE A LOOK BEFOR ITS TO LATE

[patnben]

Good bit of useful information. I admire your courage and success in tackling the modification.

[francophile1947]

I take it you haven't got a low coolant alarm fitted If not, now's the time to get one.