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I know someone has the fix for this. A/C draining issue with TJs.

Ok, so I found a small lake on the passenger side of my TJ (1999, 2.5L, the rest of the info doesn't matter...) yesterday. Assumed it had something to do with the rain. Pulled the carpets, and left them out to dry. Drove up to the lake today (no rain) and managed to develop another small lake in my TJ. Definitely not a rain issue... turns out it is the A/C.

Found some stuff online -- part of it makes sense. There's a drain tube for the AC. Runs from inside to outside. Problem is, the outside part is barely outside and allows the water to run back in. Fix: $2 worth of hose and a clamp. In theory...

Bought the hose and clamp, but noticed something when I got home. Just sitting there, I could watch the water run from the firewall to the floorboard. I know exactly where the leak is, but can't get to it. Seems like the area under the dash is all one big piece, and the plastic goes right up to the firewall. Actually, there's a piece of foam between the plastic and the firewall, and that's where the water is dripping. What makes things worse is I have an aftermarket A/C system -- don't know if there's going to be any differences from the stock setup. I've had it for two years without leaking issues. Thoughts?

Thanks!

Eric

99 TJ SE
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L.W.( ßill ) Hughes III

Bill,

I checked that drain -- it's a hard hose. Seems like it's made out of plastic rather than rubber. Can't squeeze it at all. I read somewhere to gently put a screwdrive in there to see if there was any blockage, so I used a clothes hanger yesterday -- nothing. Actually didn't even feel like there was anything on the other side of the firewall. Almost as if the other end had nothing attached (I could wiggle the hanger around freely). Water seems to be coming out around the seal (on the engine side of the firewall) rather than the hose/tube itself. That leads me to believe something somehow got disonnected on the other side of the tube.

Any thoughts? Do you have links to what the setup is supposed to look like or how to take it apart?? Thanks!

Eric

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Eric

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tim bur

If it is connected you can blow it out with your air compressor, it works

95% of the time with Fords

I have that hard rubbel/plastic pipe on my 02 GC

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Billy Ray

But what happens to what is attached on the other side? I'm only blowing whatever is in there back into the inside. Seems like a bandaid more than a fix...

I've considered the sealant option, but then where's the water going to go? It'll just build up until there's a lake IN the dash or it can overflow somewhere. Certainly not outside of the cab...

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Eric

The hose and clamp method worked. I really don't know why, but it did. Did a few mintues on the trails today, lots of highway driving, and no interior leaks. Odd....

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Eric

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