The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

940 A/C Condensation Drain 900

posted by  spook on  Sun Jun 20 07:50 CST 2004
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Oct 24 08:06 CST 2014
[RELATED]

Dear Fellow Brickboarders,

May this find you well. I just started to use newly-recharged aircon on a 93 940. I noticed what is obvious: the water removed from in-cabin air drips onto the passenger side frame rail, in front of the fire wall.

I did the following modification of the drain - so that the water does not fall on the frame rail - and am interested to know if it is sound.

I took a 10" length of 5/16 clear vinyl tubing (thinwall). I inserted one end of this tube 1/4" into the condensation drain opening and secured the tubing with butyl rubber tape. I formed a doughnut of butyl rubber tape and pressed it into place, over the mouth of the drain opening.

I ran the bottom of the vinyl tubing on the inside of the frame rail (the side closest to the engine), following the curve of the firewall down and backwards. I secured the tubing with a strip of butyl rubber tape, pressed into the angle where the firewall and frame rail meet.

Butyl tape clings strongly, but is removable. Over time vinyl tubing deteriorates, so this is not a 20-year solution.

Am interested to know if anyone else has done this, or if there are good reasons not to do this.

Thanks in advance for your guidance.

Yours faithfully,

spook






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.