Re: A/C drain tube/ positive dealer experience

From: Don Mallett (maldbnsf@home.com)
Date: Fri Jul 27 2001 - 10:00:17 EDT


Forgot to ask for a part # or TSB #

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Don Mallett
Y2k QC SLT+
http://Geocities.com/maldbnsf/
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In article <F184PDRhxbR7yl4poI100009944@hotmail.com>,
willcoughlin@hotmail.com ("Will Coughlin") wrote:

> Well, today after my truck was parked on an incline it had water in the
> passenger floorboard again, so I ran it by the dealer and found the service
> manager, Jason. He delt with me the last time this happened and was very
> cool about it. So I let him take a look(it was 6:55 pm) and he says- Well,
> we figured out what the problem was when we were working on somebody elses
> truck. It's the A/C drain. Apparently when parked up an incline, the rain
> water makes it's way into the drain hole and into the box inside the cab,
> eventually ending up in the floor. He tells me that they have a revised A/C
> drain tube extension, which will keep the water out. So I'm like- Great! He
> says- well, you'd have to leave it with me because we shutdown at 7:00, but
> I'll have somebody stick it o in the morning for you. He was showing me
> where it is under my hood and then he looks at me and says hey, you do a lot
> of work/tinkering on this thing yourself, why don't I just give you the part
> and you can do it? I said "ABSOLUTELY!" So, he ran in and got me a tube from
> parts and handed it to me. He said this'll save me from writing it up, you
> being without a truck, and all kinds of stuff. He said if you can't figure
> it out,or you break something, just bring it back over here and I'll make it
> right. How cool! So, I went out tonight after the truck cooled off and
> installed my new A/C drain tube. I installed it in such a way that the water
> runs down the bellhousing of my tranny now, rather than on my exhaust.
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> Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> '00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/NV-3500HD5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
> http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
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