<techman41973@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1183427257.334812.22380@m36g2000hse.googlegro ups.com...
> I have over 200K on my 97 Accord. I recently had one of the valves
> replaced on the AC unit where they removed the evaporator. They found
> a ton of mold in the evaporator case and cleaned it out with bleach. I
> always did often have a mold smell come out of the AC when it started
> up for a few minutes. Now after the recent AC work, the mold smell is
> worse yet still only is apparent for the first 10-20 minutes of
> driving. My mechanic said nothing much can be done.
> He sprayed some of that mold fighting aerosol into the evaoporator
> without much luck.
> I have been turning off the AC and putting it on fresh air a few
> minutes before my destination, although again the improvement is only
> slight.
> Is there any other thing I can try to help fix this problem.
>

Does your model have a cabin air filter? If yes, have you changed it?