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My A/C Vents Blow Water! - kenpeterson - 10-12-2011
My A/C works well and blows cold, but when running, especially with fan on high and when I am accelerating, the center console vent blows cold drops of water out. It is clean, fresh water with no odor, so I am sure it is condensate of some kind, and not standing water. Do I have a blocked drain in the console somewhere?
My A/C Vents Blow Water! - Cloud9...68 - 10-13-2011
This sounds like a question that came up on "Car Talk" once. If I remember right, this is the symptom of a blocked drain line. Not sure where the drain line is located on the 968, though...
My A/C Vents Blow Water! - jaap - 10-13-2011
The AC drain is hidden below the radio/cubby area and looks like a small S-shaped rubber tube. I think it directly drains on top of the torque tube.
Jaap
My A/C Vents Blow Water! - unknown4u - 10-13-2011
correct!
My A/C Vents Blow Water! - Ryan - 10-13-2011
No thats the 419 "cold shower" option. If you feel road rage coming on you hit the button and it snaps you back to a sense of calm with a cool shower.
My A/C Vents Blow Water! - lbpesq - 10-13-2011
My '93 Cab did that too when I first got it. Blocked AC drain. Though on hot days it was quite refreshing! lol
Bill.
My A/C Vents Blow Water! - DaveN - 10-13-2011
Yup, exact same thing happened to me a few years ago. I found a wire crimp stuck in the drain from the <acronym title='previous owner'>PO</acronym>! I miss my random fresh water shower, makes the drive more interesting.
My A/C Vents Blow Water! - Carl968 - 10-13-2011
Yes, I had the same problem. Replaced the small drain tube under the center console., behind and under the radio area. tough to get at but a very doable task..
Carl
My A/C Vents Blow Water! - Velocity - 08-03-2020
Had this issue recently and figured I'd post the pictures of my repair.
I had to remove the screws holding the center console in place and move it back/up 2-3 inches to get access to the area the drain hose is at via passenger footwell:
Once I had access, I was able to locate the drain hose and confirm it appeared to have a problem :
...specifically, the bottom of the hose (that drains out the lower body of car) seems to of melted:
Ordered a new hose (part number 944.572.221.00) - here's view of old hose and new one :
...and was able to get it installed with 15 minutes of my best imitation of a circus contortionist and a few choice words :
After a test drive, I was able to get a temperature reading coming out of the AC vents of 34.8F, so I'd call that a happy air conditioner! Just had AC recharged a few months ago, so it's running as well as it probably ever will. ;-)