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"Savalas" <thegaffler@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:UiFOf.19910$n%2.526@tornado.texas.rr.com...[color=blue]
> Hello all, I have a problem that maybe someone in these groups can help me
> with. I not too long ago got my A/C working on my '90 Camry DX, 3SFE
> engine with over 280,000 miles on the odometer. If I had known all was
> needed was to have the system charged I would have done it 5 years ago
> instead of driving around in the heat of Houston. Anyway, when I run the
> A/C for a while and cut off the engine for like a day or a few hours and
> start it again, there is a musty odor that comes from the vents. I asked
> my mechanic about it and he said that it was most likely the evaporator
> which probably had mold growing inside it from the moisture build up from
> the A/C running. He said that on cars old as mine that they werent
> serviceable. There has got to be some way of killing the odor and mold. I
> have sorta solved the problem by just leaving the vent open and opening
> the windows and try to dry the moisture out a while before I cut off the
> car. If anyone knows of some way of solving this problem please let me
> know. It will be much appreciated.[/color]


First, check the carpet under the passenger side of the dashboard for
dampness. If it is damp or if you hear water sloshing around under the
passenger side of the dashboard, then the evaporator drain tube is
mis-positioned or clogged. Make sure it exits out the hole in the floor of
the car, and stick a wire up from underneath to make sure it is not clogged.

Besides Lysol, you can spray water mixed with bleach to kill the mold, or
you can try Frigi-Fresh by BG - some auto shops may carry it.
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Ray O
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