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I survived another medical adventure so I want to try to fix my van AC. I have a 2007 E350, extended. It is a passenger van that I use for work. It is full of tools and junk in the back.The ac lines to the back keep springing leaks around the brackets they used to keep the lines stable. It is leaking in the big line right in front of the wheel. I fixed a few other leaks before. I was thinking of just doing away with it. It there a way to loop the line under the hood, or just plug it somehow? I am on ss and do a few repairs at the local age restricted development, so replacing the lines is out of the question. They cost too much. Unless I win the lottery. But it is going to get hot soon so I need to attack this once more. I think it might be the same as the shorter van, but I am not sure. The line that leaks is a 3/4" maybe. Has anybody ever done it?
I appreciate any help.
I have an '05 E350 formerly with factory rear air---notice I said formerly.
My van is pretty much the same as your 2007 E350 extended body. I converted a people hauler Club Wagon into a work van, the rear air almost immediately removed for two reasons: a) didn't need/want it and b) too problematic and unreliable. I replace the dual zone A/C receiver dryer and the high side hose which keeps the front A/C fully intact. I used Ford parts found through eBay, Amazon or the local dealer.
I do need heat in the rear but built an aftermarket high quality heater into the raised roof so I could completely remove the larger air handler from the rear.
You may encounter various block off caps or fittings but those can be problems if they're not installed in the proper location relative to the A/C compressor. They are cheap, easy to install but just not that good an idea due possible oil collecting at the blocked ends and starving the compressor of its vital lubrication.
I have an '05 E350 formerly with factory rear air---notice I said formerly.
My van is pretty much the same as your 2007 E350 extended body. I converted a people hauler Club Wagon into a work van, the rear air almost immediately removed for two reasons: a) didn't need/want it and b) too problematic and unreliable. I replace the dual zone A/C receiver dryer and the high side hose which keeps the front A/C fully intact. I used Ford parts found through eBay, Amazon or the local dealer.
I do need heat in the rear but built an aftermarket high quality heater into the raised roof so I could completely remove the larger air handler from the rear.
You may encounter various block off caps or fittings but those can be problems if they're not installed in the proper location relative to the A/C compressor. They are cheap, easy to install but just not that good an idea due possible oil collecting at the blocked ends and starving the compressor of its vital lubrication.
Thank you for the reply. I got sidetracked with a bad transmission and another unexpected medical adventure. I will get back at some point.
The rear air on my '03 Excursion is blocked off up under the hood where the two lines split. The are aluminum "blocks" on the hoses that bolt together. I went to a local yard, found a pair of hoses, cut off the blocks on the rear hoses, had them welded closed (aluminum!!). New o-rings, vac down, leak test, and recharge. Been good for the last 3 yrs. Maybe one of these days, I'll do a repair on the rear line that is leaking, but at this time, ac works and does a fairly good job in the big EX interior. Recharged using F series freon capacity, same as EX with no rear ac.
Well I'm not one to haunt scrap yards looking for parts that are readily available new especially potentially problematic A/C parts, My advice used three new Ford parts that with a bit of careful shopping cost me less than $150. Vehicles with dual A/C evaporators are probably very, very similar so simply replacing the few parts that feed the rear evaporator naturally eliminates the leaky rear refrigerant lines, the source of too many A/C problems.
I didn't have to hunt for stuff, didn't have to modify found stuff to work properly so no telling how much time I saved. Upside is I great front-cabin only A/C which is perfect on my work only cargo van.
With the help of my grandson, I was able to fix the leaks with some splice kits from amazon. Working ok for now with one exception. I started a new thread about it. It has a different problem. Thanks for the help on this one.
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