Honda Car Forum

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 11:52:30 -0600, "sancheuz" <sancheuz@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>HEllo, i have a 92 honda accord. It was retrofitted to r
>-134 ac. Everytime i first turn on the a/c, it stinks up
>the car. It last around one minute and then it will stop
>stinking. What could this be?

Mold growing in the ducts? (It's dark and damp in there -- the two
conditions needed.)


Ron

HEllo, i have a 92 honda accord. It was retrofitted to r
-134 ac. Everytime i first turn on the a/c, it stinks up
the car. It last around one minute and then it will stop
stinking. What could this be?

"sancheuz" <sancheuz@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:da0c5fce2bf78a6def843b3ba46039d5@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> HEllo, i have a 92 honda accord. It was retrofitted to r
> -134 ac. Everytime i first turn on the a/c, it stinks up
> the car. It last around one minute and then it will stop
> stinking. What could this be?

Yep, it's mold. Either open it up and clean or spray some anti-fungal
solution into the intake.

Pete

Milleron wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 11:52:30 -0600, "sancheuz" <sancheuz@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>HEllo, i have a 92 honda accord. It was retrofitted to r
>>-134 ac. Everytime i first turn on the a/c, it stinks up
>>the car. It last around one minute and then it will stop
>>stinking. What could this be?
>
>
> Mold growing in the ducts? (It's dark and damp in there -- the two
> conditions needed.)

Possibly. It'll only smell when it's moist (i.e. first turned
on) and goes away as it dries up.

You might try turning off the A/C (while leaving the fan on) a few
minutes before reaching your destination. Shutting off the fan
and A/C at the same time usually leads to condensation in the
ducts, as it's cold and there isn't any air flowing. Mold can
grow when it's moist.

Milleron <millerdot90@spamlessosu.edu> wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 11:52:30 -0600, "sancheuz" <sancheuz@yahoo.com>
> wrote:

>>HEllo, i have a 92 honda accord. It was retrofitted to r
>>-134 ac. Everytime i first turn on the a/c, it stinks up
>>the car. It last around one minute and then it will stop
>>stinking. What could this be?

> Mold growing in the ducts? (It's dark and damp in there -- the two
> conditions needed.)

I ran the blower on high while spraying Lysol into the intakes at the base
of the windshield, just below the wipers. I did that two or three times
and the smell went away.

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dold@ACXstinksX.usenet.us.com wrote in
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> I ran the blower on high while spraying Lysol into the intakes at
> the base of the windshield, just below the wipers.

If you want to take a cheaper route, get a cat to piss in the intakes.
Cat urine has a chemical in it which neutralizes any mold which may be
growing in the system.

Make sure the drain tube is open. If blocked it backs the water up in the
evaporator and causes the mold. Check with some auto parts stores. There is
a solution to put in the kill the mold....


"sancheuz" <sancheuz@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> HEllo, i have a 92 honda accord. It was retrofitted to r
> -134 ac. Everytime i first turn on the a/c, it stinks up
> the car. It last around one minute and then it will stop
> stinking. What could this be?
>

Exeter <Exeter@spamex.com> decided to join the conversation on 21 Feb 2004
with message news:Xns9496946CF2149exeter99x@216.148.227.77:

>> I ran the blower on high while spraying Lysol into the intakes at
>> the base of the windshield, just below the wipers.
>
> If you want to take a cheaper route, get a cat to piss in the intakes.
> Cat urine has a chemical in it which neutralizes any mold which may be
> growing in the system.

Hm, and it smells so much nicer than mold..

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Also, when you turn your car off, it is best to make sure that the system is
in fresh air mode not re-circ...

"Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote in message
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> Make sure the drain tube is open. If blocked it backs the water up in the
> evaporator and causes the mold. Check with some auto parts stores. There
is
> a solution to put in the kill the mold....
>

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 20:34:51 GMT, Exeter <Exeter@spamex.com> wrote:

>dold@ACXstinksX.usenet.us.com wrote in
>news:c18a26$tc2$2@blue.rahul.net:
>
>> I ran the blower on high while spraying Lysol into the intakes at
>> the base of the windshield, just below the wipers.
>
>If you want to take a cheaper route, get a cat to piss in the intakes.
>Cat urine has a chemical in it which neutralizes any mold which may be
>growing in the system.

Somehow, that doesn't sound "cheaper" than 10 cents worth of Lysol
spray ;-)

Ron