[W126 Coupe] Air Conditioner and Sun Roof Drain Tubes 1983 380 SEC

[Dick Spellman]

kashella at comcast.net wrote:

> snip...To replace the hose, do you do it from under the car, or do you 
> have to remove the plastic wall I am describing?  If you have to 
> remove the plastic wall, how is it done?  *Remove the floor carpet, 
> remove the plastic footwell tray up against the firewall (one 10mm nut 
> near the floor dead center), send the seat all the way rearward, 
> remove the one recessed phillips screw on the console side carpet 
> panel located by feeling for a hole about even with the heater box 
> under the dash, then pull the carpet panel away at the bottom 
> carefully releasing the upper plastic tongues (3-4) that wedge up 
> under the vinyl lip on the center console.  The hose may be easily 
> patched with vinyl tape if you are carefull to wrap it without further 
> disintegration of the light foam exterior.  This will eliminate the 
> need to replace it which is a fair amount of work!  To reinstall the 
> side panel flex the carpet panel so that each tongue is seated up 
> under the vinyl center console lip (there are plastic holders under 
> this lip that retain the plastic side carpet tongues) without using a 
> lot of force.  Then using a small pick or pointed tool like an awl set 
> this tool into the screw hole in the side carpet and use the tip to 
> align the carpet with the screw hole on the transmission before 
> replacing the phillips screw.  This process is considerably eaasier if 
> you also remove the knee bolster but can be done leaving the knee 
> bolster in place with a little care.*
>  
> Also I just recently took the car through the car wash.  I had water 
> come in on the passenger side of the sun roof.  I never had this 
> before.  Where do I find the sun roof drains to check if they are 
> clogged?  *Open the sunroof and using an air compressor with an air 
> gun and extension nozzle press into the far right corenr pointing 
> towards the a pillar and relase some air.  You should be able to hear 
> the air flowing down behind the front tire when the drain unclogs.  
> This can be repeated on the driver's side for good measure as well.*

Also, if anyone is interested in knowing about the saga of getting the 
A/C repaired on my car, (I started asking questions back in June 2006) 
please e-mail me at kashella at comcast.net <mailto:kashella at comcast.net> 
and I will fill you in.  It involves 3 trys by the dealer which included 
a $100 monovalve with 2 hrs labor to put it in and finally being fixed 
by an independent a/c shop. * Congratulations on finally getting this 
fixed.  Hope the cost was not too painful.
*
Regards,

Dick

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