AC issue - Page 2

Ken Lyons wrote:


Definitely a downward spiral.

The death of my miata, however, has improved and repaired many others,
and at a whole lot lower prices in general that a place like planetmiata
or a salvage yard charges.
Probably 40 to 50 different miatas so far are wearing parts from the
'96M, including my present '91 model.

Pat

Ken Lyons wrote:

Actually, if you're willing to drive this far, we have a member in NJ
who has several Miata in various stages of dismemberment - most of
them red.  He probably has what you need.

Iva & Vixen
2004 Classic Red
No more winkin' Miata

Iva wrote:


There is a Pennsylvania Pat? That is unacceptable. :-)

It looks like I will be parting out two more M1 Miatas, then I am
calling it quits on ripping down cars down unless I come across a deal
that can't be passed up.

Pat

pws wrote:


Make that a NJ Pat.

I forget that you live somewhere that you can change States without
driving for a minimum of 4 or 5 hours. It is actually faster to reach
Mexico from where I am than any U.S. State, and that is still 240 miles
away.
Louisiana is close to the same distance, but it still a bit further away.

Pat

Iva,   That's one of the "Raindeer" , isn't it ?  :-)

      Bruce     Bing    '03  LS

Bruce wrote:

Yeah, I guess it is.  Guess that's *really* freudian with all the
thunderstorms we're having around here lately. ;-D

Iva & Vixen
2004 Classic Red
No more winkin' Miata

It's even got the red nose. Only one horn tho.

miker

The red nose was Rudolph, Vixen may have had a brown nose, though,
you'd have to ask the other reindeer or maybe Mr. Claus. ;-)


--
XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html

XS11E wrote:


Vixen the brown-nosing reindeer? You should write a book, or at least a
song about that.....

Pat

Ok, that was dead easy. Pull the tube off (no clamp or anything), poke a)
stubby screwdriver; b) section of coathanger; c) hex key up there... as you
say, I could feel almost a little crust I broke thru and water started
draining. I caught most of it with a towel before realizing I coulda just
put the dem tube back on.

miker

Seemed like it wored better today.  I did poke up in the drain hole
but not if lossen anything or not.  Will continue to check it more.
Thanks for all the info.  If have any other problems will check the
thermostat.


On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:10:57 GMT, "miker"

miker wrote:


Excellent, I never thought to quickly put the tube back on, that is far
too sensible.

I really wish that I had this problem to deal with right now.

As nice as it is not to have to worry about replacing an AC compressor,
freon, etc., that cool air is kind of nice as well.

Pat

Well, I actually own a 91 Miata with AC and haven't noticed the drain
before. Can't find it in the Workshop Manual too. Allthough I haven't got
any problems with my AC I'll crawl underneath the glove compartment soon and
have a look...

Jeroen

| "Jeroen Feelders" <http://mailto.feelders.com>  wrote:
|
| >Just for my general knowledge: where is this drain situated? I guess it
runs
| >from the evaporator to ???
|
| I guess you still don't have many AC in the Netherlands.  There is a short
| rubber hose that runs from behind the glove compartment to the
transmission
| tunnel, passenger side of course.  People with NA cars with AC get used to
| finding water on the floor at the passenger side and taking out the hose
to
| unclog the exit of the evaporator enclosure behind the glove compartment
| by poking with a screwdriver.
|
| Leon
|
| >Jeroen
| >MX-5 Club Netherlands
| >
| >| I've dealt with this issue on several cars. Each time it's been the
same
| >| thing; the drain on the reservoir that the ac dumps the humidity into,
| >clogs
| >| up and the reservoir gets full. AC quits working. Often times (but not
| >| always) combined with soaking the carpets in the floorboards from
| >| 'sloshing'.
| >|
| >| Try this; car up on jack stands, running, ac on, (assuming it's not
| >| working), try running a wire up thru the drain hose from under the car.
| >You
| >| know, the one that normally drips when the ac is running. Often times
| >you'll
| >| be able to nudge some debris out of the way and the water will come
| >rushing
| >| out (smelling like you-know-what! If this works, at least you've
| >identified
| >| the problem. I haven't removed this and cleaned it out on a miata. Some
| >cars
| >| it's easy, others, it's a royal pain. Alternative; try to suck the
debris
| >| out with a shop vac and some creative hose adapters ;-)
| >|
| >| Keep us posted,
| >| Chris
| >| 99BBB
| >|
| >| >> Have a question on the ac system on the Miata.  Have a 90 with
| >| >> r12. Took it in and the pressure is good and has the correct
| >| >> amount of freon.  But after 20-30 minutes of driving it stops
| >| >> working and starts to blow hot air, but then will come back on
| >| >> after a few minutes. Also, sometimes the rpms goes up to over 1500
| >| >> to 2000 while at idle, stopped at a red light and such.  Any
| >| >> ideas?  Finding it hard to take it to a place that I trust and
| >| >> want to be able to go in and at least have some idea what might be
| >| >> wrong.
| >| >
| >| > I've no idea, I have the same AC problem but not the idle speed
problem
| >| > on my Jeep.  Could possibly be known problem on the '93 Grand
Cherokee,
| >| > the computer fails to send a signal to turn off the compressor when
it
| >| > should and the unit ices up.  I doubt there's anything similar on the
| >| > Miata but who knows?
| >| > I also had a similar problem on the Miata two years ago, AC was
cooling
| >| > just fine and then started blowing hot, like the compressor was
turned
| >| > off.  Next time I drove, same thing, no AC.
| >| >
| >| > I suspected low freon causing the pressure switch to stop the
| >| > compressor.  I took it in and they said it wasn't leaking but added a
| >| > can of dye.
| >| > A few days later, it stopped again but when I stopped the car it
worked
| >| > when I started it again and...... it's never failed since!  Go
figure.
| >| > BTW, the dye showed no leaks.
| >| >
| >| > I really doubt any of the above will help you any, sorry.  Isn't
there
| >| > anyone you know that can recommend a shop?  That's probably the best
| >| > way to find a good one....
| >| >
| >| > --
| >| > XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
| >| > The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html
| >|
| >|
| >
| --
| Leon van Dommelen :)  Bess, the Miata :)  Bozo, the Miata :)
| rammm@dommelen.net             http://www.dommelen.net/miata
| The only thing better than a white Miata is two white Miatas

Seemed to work fine today driving home in near 90 temp.  And have the
nice puddle of water under the car when stopped.  maybe it was clogged
some.  Will keep checking and clean it out more this weekend.  thanks
for all the help and discussion on this matter.


On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:19:59 +0200, "Jeroen Feelders"
<http://mailto.feelders.com>  wrote: