THE INNER FLOOD
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THE INNER FLOOD
I HAVE READ SOME OF YOU POST ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT I DON'T BELEIEVE IVE EVER SEEN A SOLUTION. I HAVE A 2000 DURANGO 4 X 4 AND EVERY SUMMER(ONLY IN THE SUMMER !!)WHEN ITS EXTREMELY HUMID OUT AND THE AC IS RUNNING I GET WATER COLLECTING ON THE FRONTPASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. IT STARTED AS A "MOISTENING" AND HAS GRADUATED TO A FULL BLOWN SOAKING THIS PAST SUMMER- USUALLY MY MECHANIC BLOWS OUT THE AC DRAIN AND IT RELIEVES THE PROBLEM FOR A BIT BUT THIS SUMMER NOTHING COULD HELP. ANY IDEAS? ANY HELP IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED!
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RE: THE INNER FLOOD
Exactly what your mech is doing was right, it probably just needed more cleaning. After that you need to position the drain that he has been blowing out better or make an extension on it pointing down.
RE: THE INNER FLOOD
Either that, there may be debris in the drain pan that needs to be manually cleaned out. That means removing the dashboard to get access to the HVAC equipment to remove and clean the debris. It may be that the air pressure breaks loose the debris and after some moderate use of the A/C, the same debris will eventually clog the drain again.
If you have to take the path to remove the dash to address this issue, you might as well have the mechanic inspect and change out the heater core as heater core are common failures on these 1st gen durangos as well.
If you have to take the path to remove the dash to address this issue, you might as well have the mechanic inspect and change out the heater core as heater core are common failures on these 1st gen durangos as well.
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RE: THE INNER FLOOD
I didn't have the problem with water coming into my durango, but my evaporator wasn't draining at all and I knew this would eventually cause a problem. The drain tube on a 2000 durango is a 1/2 rubber hose sticking out about an inch from the firewall, you can't see it from above only from under the truck. Take a 1/2 hose barb elbow to 3/4 hose thread put it on a garden hose and stick the hose barb into the drain tube a turn your hose on for a few seconds. Pull the barb out to let the evaporator drain and repeat this a few times. i used my a/c after doing this and no problems. another hint for knowing your a/c tube is draining - on a 2000 durango it's directly above the exhaust so when the water hits it it sizzles. so if you hear sizzling you know your a/c tube is properly draining.
