Gulfcoast
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I noticed my AC was not blowing as hard as it should so I took a look at the coil and it was pretty gunked up. I cleaned it and I am now back in business. I put together a play by play just in case anybody has a similar problem and does not know how to get at the evaporator. I am sure there are other issues that can cause similar symptoms, but in my case I have already changed out the resistor, blower motor and the blend door actuator so I ruled those out.
I started by disconnecting the vacuum pump (2) 10mm bolts from the fender.
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Next I unbolted the vacuum reservoir: (3) nuts that you get to from the wheel well. I forgot to get a pic of this but its pretty self explanatory.
I then was able to move these (without disconnecting the electrical or vacuum lines) out of the way to make room to allow me to remove the blower motor.
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I unplugged the electrical connector feeding the blower and disconnected the rubber hose at the bottom of the plastic housing. I then removed the (3) 8mm screws and removed the blower. I had to twist it a bit and maneuver around some hoses but it came out.
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I then inspected the coil and found that it was pretty dirty.
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I sprayed it with some Simple Green concentrate (undiluted) and let it sit for about 2 minutes. I used a canister type sprayer with a long wand that I could bend to get good coverage of the surface of the coil. I then hosed it off with a small watering wand set to shower.
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This was the result.
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I then hit it with some coil cleaner I picked up at Lowes.
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I let it sit for a minute or two and then rinsed with water and I ended up with this.
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I dried everything out as best I could and then reassembled and tried out my AC. It works much better now
I started by disconnecting the vacuum pump (2) 10mm bolts from the fender.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw144%2Fjasonposes%2FTruck%2FF350%2520Condensor%2520coil%2520clean%2FDSCN0517_zpsa39b615d.jpg&hash=4ad1b6e810d1c6ed8ce45fffe70eb658)
Next I unbolted the vacuum reservoir: (3) nuts that you get to from the wheel well. I forgot to get a pic of this but its pretty self explanatory.
I then was able to move these (without disconnecting the electrical or vacuum lines) out of the way to make room to allow me to remove the blower motor.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw144%2Fjasonposes%2FTruck%2FF350%2520Condensor%2520coil%2520clean%2FDSCN0518_zps3db0c339.jpg&hash=eb304911841539c8baba7f166a8071b1)
I unplugged the electrical connector feeding the blower and disconnected the rubber hose at the bottom of the plastic housing. I then removed the (3) 8mm screws and removed the blower. I had to twist it a bit and maneuver around some hoses but it came out.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw144%2Fjasonposes%2FTruck%2FF350%2520Condensor%2520coil%2520clean%2FDSCN0516_zps084cbc79.jpg&hash=dde18eb4dbd7b77c5fc282c49d9774cf)
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I then inspected the coil and found that it was pretty dirty.
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I sprayed it with some Simple Green concentrate (undiluted) and let it sit for about 2 minutes. I used a canister type sprayer with a long wand that I could bend to get good coverage of the surface of the coil. I then hosed it off with a small watering wand set to shower.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw144%2Fjasonposes%2FTruck%2FF350%2520Condensor%2520coil%2520clean%2FDSCN0524_zps60f52887.jpg&hash=3b78b5a5e77057423b9ce71c76fdd583)
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This was the result.
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I then hit it with some coil cleaner I picked up at Lowes.
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I let it sit for a minute or two and then rinsed with water and I ended up with this.
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I dried everything out as best I could and then reassembled and tried out my AC. It works much better now