On Fri, 2024-07-19 at 11:25 -0700, mattack wrote:
I found A problem... Upon getting to the battery, there was WATER in
that compartment below the passenger foot area, where the battery
is..? My researching online shows that this is the A/C condenser
output, and you'll see that the black tube somehow got
disconnected.. (Not sure if this is related, but my A/C has actually
been WEAK for a year or two.. I use it relatively rarely, but have
lately).
the OTHER clear tube there is just from the battery out into the
'air', right? I think so, so I just reconnected that.
I'll try reconnecting the black A/C condenser tube too..? (It wasn't
an obvious easy reconnection, it seems like a short tube just long
enough to get it to fit)
Anyway, the sponge around this fuse connector was all wet so
presumably this whole thing had gotten wet..
Is there a way to tell visually if the fuses are blown?? I hadn't
noticed the little black spots on the orange one last night..
I let everything dry, put it back in, and still have the same prob
this morning..
Would putting in new fuses change anything?? I presume those two are
ones I can just go to any car parts store and get?
the water all drained last night too.. So either the drain tube out
of the passenger area is slightly stuck, or I think the styrofoam +
carpet made it much closer to airtight so harder for liquid to get
out until I opened up the area.
thanks for the help!!
Dry is definitely better for electrical things than wet. The water is
probably condensation from the air conditioning. Yes, reconnect the
hoses. That should fix it.
Was any wiring other than the fuse harness wet? In particular were
any red wires shorted to black wires?
Replacing the fuses can't hurt. Just make sure to use good quality
ones of the exact same type and current. They should be standardized.
Any auto parts or hardware store should have them, but go for a well
known brand like Littelfuse, Bussmann, Bosch, etc.
You can also test the fuses (unplugged from the holder) with an
ohmmeter or (low voltage) battery and light bulb.
Sometimes the fuses are designed to have the fusable element visible,
so you can see if it's burned out. Sometimes not.
Air conditioning can be weak due to the working fluid leaking out,
stuff clogging the heat exchangers, leaves/animals in ducts, etc.
If you're handy, all of that can be fixed yourself, or you can hire a
shop to do it.
Cheers,
Jeff C.
