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great video! thanks man!!
really liked your video, i am replacing just about every component to my 2006 Escalade ESV. I didn't think I would need to replace the evaporator, but then thought if I do the compressor, accumulator, condenser, etc, and then the evap needs replacing, I'm screwed. So I'm going to try your short cut. I was impressed with the video, will help me a lot.
"What we need to do is clean up all that scourge in there". I don't know why but it made me laugh.
Great video. 5 stars.
2 more hours and you could just do it right! Me and my helper at work can do this job pulling the whole dash and back together in 3-4 hours. Yes im a mechanic but still its not hard just go slow and watch a video.
What about this to seal everything back in place: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HVMQGQ2/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_5?smid=AA7NZXR5X9HGU&psc=1
you got my vote on this hack repair so much that I'm doing it this weekend
To reseal the plastic fiberglass would be the best way to go.
Will this work on the 99 and 2000 with the same dash and body style??
Lol it only takes about an hour to pull the center console and dash in these vehicles. Anyone who tells you different has no right working on anything as they suck at their job. Since it takes half the time to replace the dash your looking at 3hrs for everything.
What about the heater core is it a short cut
Thank you. This must be my problem I have the same setup no cabin filter. 2004 Silverado 2500hd gasser.
your the best to save money, thank you
First Class, I now know what to do if mine ever goes pear-shaped. Thank You Keep rockin' Gus. UK
Oh nice, my ac doesnt get cold and my car overheats when the heat is on, if its the evaporator I guess im fucked
Axle you are the man, fellow New Yorker down here in Cape Coral Fl. Well my 2009 Escalade does not have a cabin fileter and am tired of hearing the wife saying i can smell all the fumes from out side. So decided to put a $60.00 holy shit cabin filter in with bracket supplied. Tried cutting with knife, too hard. So got a jig saw and yes that's right pooked a hole in the Evaporator. Just watched you video and thank you, you saved me a lot of money. Keep up the Vid's and really enjoy ( What accent lol ) Tom Rizzo of Cape Coral or as we call if from New York ( Cape C O M A lol) Ciao my man.
I have a flat tire can you cut my axle off for me?
HOLY F%$# you cut the lower support out…Stay in New York, you deserve it
Its quicker to remove the instrument panel, this video is a disaster.
I did many of them same like this but I use jb weld to seal up
I used a glue gun to put my box pack together and then black silicone adhesive just to make sure I had no leaks
i just did the "Hack" and it went pretty well. After making the relief cuts in the plastic it was quite an effort to get the old evap out, but I did it. The old evap flange (at the firewall) kept getting caught on the the screw "nubs" that are on the inside (top) of the case. I found it helped to put a large screwdriver through the firewall and push down on the flange to get it by those pesky "nubs". I purchased the new evap from your link and it did NOT come with studs. I bought some at my local Hardware.Store.. no big deal. I brought the truck to my local AC shop to place new O-rings, tighten the nuts down, and charge the system. They just reported to me that the evap flange did not match together "perfectly" at the firewall (one pipe would not seat). They are going to try to make it work with double washers on that pipe. If you read through the AMAZON comments on this particular evap you will see that others have had the same problem. I suggest buying a different brand for a few more $$$. I will report back to let you know if the double washer plan works.. I really don't feel like taking it out and returning it… so my fingers are crossed! Thanks for the video!! I am optimistic it 's going to work! Flex Tape is the way to go.
I know this video has been "up" awhile, but I wanted to say "thank you" for posting it. "Old" cars develop AC problems … just comes with age/use of such systems in cars, and it takes guys with just the right combination of stubbornness, stinginess, and well, yeah … a little bit of stupid … to come up with creative ways to tackle them, and keep their older cars working longer. I got a dozen belly laughs out of this "hillbilly hack," as you called it, and your video did a great job documenting how you went about doing it. Very clever!
This is one of those nagging, common problems with no easy fix. In my limited experience (and after watching quite a few videos on dash removal for this and other, similar cars), it's gotta be pretty much the same (or even worse) with all cars because the evaporator/heater cores are always buried somewhere deep under/behind the dash, in a ventilation housing pressed up against the firewall, covered by a zillion other controls, accessories, parts, etc.
After watching the original video and later "update," I SERIOUSLY considered giving it a try to replace the original evaporator in my 2001 Suburban 1500, but in the end, I'm a stickler about using OEM equipment/repair approaches; I've tried to do that on all the DIY repairs I've done to keep this car in great shape, and concluded that the "cons" of making those kinds of brute "alterations" to the OE ventilation system outweigh the "pros," at least for me and this particular car. For example, IF I decide to pay a mechanic, or attempt this massive job myself, to GET AT and replace the OE evaporator (which I'm sure is at least a ghastly mess, if not leaking as well), I'm going to want to replace the OE heater core too, and that means, i.e., doing whatever's necessary to remove the dash, properly remove/open up the ventilation housing, and doing the whole job "according to Hoyle." For other cars/owners who are not as concerned about such minutiae, this looks to me like a great compromise on the big issues of, e.g., utility, effectiveness and relative cost. Again, thanks for creating and posting the video.
If it doesn't work , you're not using enough duct tape