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"Art" <begunaNOSPAMPLEASE@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:imhPf.1144$sL2.455@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...[color=blue]
> Won't the bleach mixture damage metal parts? It might take a while but
> chlorine bleach eats metal. When furnace manufacturers thinned out metal
> parts to make furnaces more energy efficient, people that had washing
> machines near furnaces and used bleached often suffered premature failure
> of the heat exchangers. It was traced to the use of bleach in the same
> room.
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I don't know whether the bleach mixture will damage metal parts or not, so
to be on the safe side, forget what I said about the bleach and stick to
Frigi-Fresh!

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Ray O
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> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
> news:6a2fb$440b98dd$180fead6$23575@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=green]
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>> "Savalas" <thegaffler@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:UiFOf.19910$n%2.526@tornado.texas.rr.com...[color=darkred]
>>> 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]
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>>
>> 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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