Smelly AC 2000XLT
Smelly AC 2000XLT
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Smelly AC 2000XLT
To my understanding this comes from a fungus living and groving on the evaporator (the unit which air passes through into the cabin) Ford has a TSB for this and there is a liquid that gets poured behine the squirll cage to fix this. I am not sure what the fluid is or any substitutes.
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Smelly AC 2000XLT
One way to avoid this problem in the future is to not leave the airflow selector in the OFF or MAX AC positions when you turn the truck off. In the OFF and MAX AC positions the damper for outside air is closed so the condensation has nowhere to go. In all other positions the outside air damper is open and the condesation can evaporate before the fungus can set in. I've been doing this since I first read about AC stink problems and my truck still smells fresh as a daisy (except when the kids leave banana peels under the seat ).
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Smelly AC 2000XLT
Originally posted by Luzer27
Isn't the damper door Vaccume actuated so when the truck is off it will always return to the same position?
Isn't the damper door Vaccume actuated so when the truck is off it will always return to the same position?
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