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chargerchick
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   26th April 2010, 9:20 am

HiPwr wrote:
I wouldn't worry about it, Joey. Any woman that finds herself alone in your car with you would be way to drunk to notice the smell.


LOL! Very Happy
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   26th April 2010, 10:32 am

that trick does work!!!!It'll eliminate the smell and at the same time make your car smell fresh
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firestartr420
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   26th April 2010, 4:54 pm

i was going to suggest the musty coil from mold and mildew that forms on the coil.... kinda the same problem that happens in the house on the A/C ( I'm a heat and a/c guy, this is my biz), I would be a little questionable about using lysol for fear the chemicals may corrode and eat up the fins on the coil... im not sure how difficult it would be to gain access to the face of the coil, but if it isnt that difficult, you might want to try to spray some no rinse evaporator coil cleaner onto it... it will kill and wash away all the dirt, mold, and mildew usually on the coil....
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   26th April 2010, 5:17 pm

firestartr420 wrote:
i was going to suggest the musty coil from mold and mildew that forms on the coil.... kinda the same problem that happens in the house on the A/C ( I'm a heat and a/c guy, this is my biz), I would be a little questionable about using lysol for fear the chemicals may corrode and eat up the fins on the coil... im not sure how difficult it would be to gain access to the face of the coil, but if it isnt that difficult, you might want to try to spray some no rinse evaporator coil cleaner onto it... it will kill and wash away all the dirt, mold, and mildew usually on the coil....


That is some good info there. I think I am going to still give the lyson a shot since I already bought a can and I am pretty sure its a PITA to get to the coil. Where can I get some of that evaporator coil cleaner for future reference? Thanks.

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firestartr420
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   26th April 2010, 5:24 pm

they probably sell something like it at home depot or menards, although don't mark my words on that... if not, W.W Grainger, Johnstone Supply, South Side Control, pretty much any HVAC supply store will have it... its called Evap-Powr made by Nu-Calgon.... i know a lot of the HVAC stores would rather you have an account to make the buy, but if you are paying cash for the one thing, they shouldnt have a problem with it...
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   26th April 2010, 8:05 pm

firestartr420 wrote:
they probably sell something like it at home depot or menards, although don't mark my words on that... if not, W.W Grainger, Johnstone Supply, South Side Control, pretty much any HVAC supply store will have it... its called Evap-Powr made by Nu-Calgon.... i know a lot of the HVAC stores would rather you have an account to make the buy, but if you are paying cash for the one thing, they shouldnt have a problem with it...


Thanks alot bro. My company has an account with Grainger so I can just pick it up from there.

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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 10:42 am

This is why you run you air conditioning in the winter every few weeks to get air flowing over the coils. At least that is what I have been told.
good luck

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liljoejoe54
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 1:58 pm

Headtripp wrote:
This is why you run you air conditioning in the winter every few weeks to get air flowing over the coils. At least that is what I have been told.
good luck


That makes sense.

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HiPwr
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 3:57 pm

I don't even run it in the Summer. I hate A/C in a car.

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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 4:27 pm

HiPwr wrote:
I don't even run it in the Summer. I hate A/C in a car.

Bullshit! You mean to tell me if its 90 out and humid as fuck you wont turn your air on in the car???

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irishrt5.7
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 4:46 pm

bro i shit in your vent at UG just clean it out and quit crying like a bitch...

Theres no crying in baseball...
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Iguanaman
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 4:49 pm

irishrt5.7 wrote:
bro i shit in your vent at UG just clean it out and quit crying like a bitch...

Theres no crying in baseball...


No crying in baseball OR in vent shitting, apparently.

Brian, I heard the IOC rejected your bid to make vent shitting an olympic sport, but how's that proposal going to get it into the Pan-Am games?
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liljoejoe54
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 4:57 pm

irishrt5.7 wrote:
bro i shit in your vent at UG just clean it out and quit crying like a bitch...

Theres no crying in baseball...


Well that explains the cabbage and potato smell....

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irishrt5.7
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 5:16 pm

LOL...

Well...
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liljoejoe54
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 5:19 pm

irishrt5.7 wrote:
LOL...

Well...


Um......WTF?

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firestartr420
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 5:50 pm

ummmmm...... yeah.... hahah back to the initial subject.... make sure you check your condensate drain from the coil as well no matter what method you use to clean the smell out.... sometimes the drain lines get plugged up and don't allow the condensate to drain out under the car (thats why in the summer you always see the puddle of water underneath the car) causing water to trap and yeah...
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chargerchick
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 8:00 pm

HiPwr wrote:
I don't even run it in the Summer. I hate A/C in a car.


Then can you please yank it out of your car and send it to me so I can put it in my postal vehicle? Thank you. Very Happy
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firestartr420
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   27th April 2010, 11:25 pm

chargerchick wrote:
HiPwr wrote:
I don't even run it in the Summer. I hate A/C in a car.


Then can you please yank it out of your car and send it to me so I can put it in my postal vehicle? Thank you. Very Happy



get a plug in power inverter for the mail truck, and one of those "movin-cool" A/C units.... turn your cab into an ice box... Smile
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chargerchick
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   28th April 2010, 2:07 am

Ooooh! Thanks for that link! Pricey but it may be worth it! Very Happy
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firestartr420
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PostSubject: Re: Bad smell coming from vents   28th April 2010, 8:39 am

chargerchick wrote:
Ooooh! Thanks for that link! Pricey but it may be worth it! Very Happy




hahahah If you do this...... you MUST get a picture... haha I'd LOVE to see that hahaha
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