Odd problem.........

[shadetree]

on my own vehicle. It is blowing the orifice tube into the bottom of the evaporator. 94 Explorer. A friend says his did the same thing. He changed the evaporator to fix. Damn it to hell, I don't want to do that. I'm hoping there is a service bulletin for an easy fix. Gonna go by Ford tomorrow and see if there is a bulletin.shady

 

[CraigK]

Isn't there a crimp in the evap inlet line to keep the orifice tube in place? Also, have you seen the evaporator "repair kits" (~$20 NAPA, AutoZone etc.)? You cut off a few inches of evap inlet and screw on a new piece which holds the orifice tube. I bought one when I thought I had a leak in my inlet line but ended up not using it.

CraigK

 

[shadetree]

Thanks for the info. I will look into that.shady

 

[shadetree]

Repair kit fixed the problem. Napa part #201060, $18. It cools fine even with two orifices in the bottom of the evaporator.shady

 

[MAKG]

Pretty funny....

I'd expect that to work just fine. But is it possible the blow-outs are due to the orifices getting plugged?

 

[shadetree]

2nd orifice was new. Blew out almost immediately. They shouldn't blow out at all, even if they are plugged. The crimps in the line are almost non-existant. With the kit, you cut them out. New orifice still working fine.shady