Hello fellow forum friends I have been very sick these last three weeks and float between feeling ok one day then rather out of it the next not sure what’s going on with me I try to keep posting but today I’m rather out of it and not very clear headed so if I don’t get back to you I’m in bed or on the floor!

 

Just another thought, since something appears to be filling with water and it might be condensate...

After you drive a bit the plenum fills with water so it restricts airflow through the plenum causing your a/c to not be as cool. In addition, if it gets high enough, maybe the water is contacting the heater core and getting heated that way.

Fix the drainage issues and see what happens.

98, I hope you're OK.

 

Feel better now every other morning I wake up just exhausted and can barely get myself moving and fall asleep every 15 minutes and can’t think clear till I give up and go back to bed.

 

Yeah, I certainly think there is an issue with condensate here. The floor is still wet from Sunday. I have no way of getting to dry. I'm afraid of getting mildew or mold now. I took the floor mat out and anytime I drive I keep the fan blasting on the floor but I only have a 5 min drive to work. I might be making a site visit for work on Thursday and it would be an 1.5 hr down the back. If I do, I won't use the A/C and just keep the fan blowing on the floor and hopefully it will dry up. I can't leave the window open because there are some nasty thunderstorms coming through here this evening/night.

This weekend when I'm at the in-law's I'll take the shop vac and try to solve the clogged condensate drain, and try to vacuum up and remaining water on the floor and try to get it dried out. I'll leave the doors open all day if I can.

Oddly enough I'm having A/C issues seeing I'm a mechanical engineer that designs HVAC systems for buildings... I just don't know a ton about how they are setup vehicles.




00DakDan - where are you in Mass btw? I'm originally from Norwich CT, now living in Plattsburgh NY but I'm pretty familiar with Mass...

 

Once you get the problem fixed you need to get the carpet and jute pad dried out the very best you can. If you don't you will have a good chance of developing mold and mildew in the truck. Mildew stinks real bad and mold can make you very sick, it causes respiratory problems and it can even kill you if you are exposed to it for a long enough time. Maybe at the very least remove the center floor console around the gear shifter and pull the carpet back as far as possible on the passenger's side and prop the carpet up somehow. Then if you are able to, you can hit the carpet, jute and floor pan with a heat gun or hair dryer. If possible let it sit with the windows down and carpet pulled up, let the truck sit in the heat like that for several days somewhere to air it out. That is not so easy when it rains every day but you need to dry the interior out or you will have problems. The truck's fan won't be able to completely dry out the jute or the water in the floor pan.

Jimmy

 

One of the many reasons I hate apartment living... I can't really just leave my windows down. Not even when I'm at work. I work in the city and park on the street. I don't want them stealing my deck (that you sold me btw) or whatever else someone want to do to my truck.

I'll have to park so I can see my truck from my apartment and keep an eye on it with the windows down. Not supposed to be raining tomorrow.

Even after it has dried, what can I do to clean it? I can already start to smell mildew. What can I do to clean the carpet after and 'sanitize' it? Will regular carpet cleaner do anything?

It's usually pretty windy/breezy at my in-law's (they live in the mountains of Vermont) so I can clean it and leave the doors open this weekend and it should dry out. Supposed to be cooler and much less humidity the next few days, hopefully that will help.

 

Peel back the carpet if you can so the air can get to it spray with Lysol anti mildew spray if bad but that leaves a smell of its own. Placing old towels on it to soak up the water helps.

 

Can you borrow a dehumidifier and stick it in the truck. Close the windows, set it on high, and let it run. Just feed a cord through the jamb.

I'm in western MA, off of Route 2.

 

That's not a bad idea. I don't have one here with me at my place, but maybe my in-law's do.



Oh so you live in the part of Mass that nobody knows is there

 

Yeah, but it's still run by the same morons as the rest of the state.