In this video Eric O. demonstrates how he blocks off the rear air conditioning evaporator on a Dodge Grand Caravan. This is an option a lot of customers choose here in the rust belt because of the constant problems with the rear a/c lines and evaporators and the expense associated with repairing them year after year.
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Robinair 34788-H A/C Recover, Recycle, Recharge Machine for Hybrid and Non-Hybrid Vehicles : http://amzn.to/2pnDBz7
VIDEO: Chrysler Town & Country - Rear A/C Evaporator - Replacement : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc3EgAefVmU
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Whats the size for the plugs
Thank you sir
What keeps the oil from collecting in the blocked off low point?
Great video! I’m removing the rear hvac unit in my suburban and I’ll use your block off for the A/C lines. Got any advice on how to tie off the coolant lines (down below) to rear heater?
Have this exact issue with a my boss's van! Thanks for the info! Great suggestions and products Eric.
Looks like you could have disconnected the lines and put caps on them
just wonder if rear mud flaps would help protect A/C if not bad yet or after repair if done? some flaps just stick on even….
Bad temp sensor in heater box has ruined many ac compressors….to bad most manufactors don't sell them unless you buy the complete heater box.
Them block offs are very nice Eric O good work as always Easy Peasy Job @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC
Very interesting.I
got to get My 2016 Dodge journey done.I was wondering about the cost for this fix. Thanks.
So how long does a car mfg keep a known defect before re-designing it?
When you block the rear ac
Is there any cold air that comes out of rear vents? And the controls are non functioning or the rear vents don’t work anymore ?
How do I block the lines off?
I cut them with snips…curl around the ends…crimp them together with vice grips…done!
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Great job thank you so much
When you take part of the system out of service, as you have, does that change the amount of R134 you have to use to recharge the system?
Could a mudflap be added to protect that evaporator?
I would think that the block offs installed at low points of system without circulation would allow the blocked off tubes to just fill with the system lubricant and deprive the AC compressor of needed lubricant .
The engineer and manager that approved that design should be shot for incompetence, unless the goal was to have instant failure then good on ya mate.
You can disable the rear AC at a 2010 Suburban with a block off kit , was wondering , what is going happen to the expansion valve wich sits in the rear ?? Can the AC in front running without expansion valve
Just a simple plastic gaurd could have saved this. Crappy engineering
Used this video and bought the SUR&R AC80 Block off kit, from Advanced Auto, to repair my air in my 07 Chrysler Aspen! My AC is cooold now! Thanks my good man!
Actually illegal to release refrigerant into the air. A large fine in the UK. Dunno about the US?
Great video, My car is in the shop now for same issue.
I blocked off the rear ac for my 2012 t&c can you tell how much oil I should add before I recharge it
I am taking out the entire ventilation system to the rear of my 2002 caravan. Could I do this same process onto the heat vents? Is there anything else that I need to do?
05 chevrolet venture entervan where is the rear blower motor resistor location at.
Mr. O,
Thank you for being a real OG dad and mechanic. You're a real stand-up guy.
cheers!
yup, the wife's 2016 explorer rear AC started leaking…don't feel like spending $1,600.00…so, block off it is.
Nice copy paste bruthor
Have you ever done a Rear AC block off for a 2011 Ford E350 shuttle bus? I'm having a hard time finding the proper parts. A recommendation would be great.
“You don’t wanna get an AC facial.” 😂
I want me a ac recovery machine because everyone that wants me to ac work never wants to recover anything because it cost money. It does make me very mad too
'Snug'em up til they're….snug' 🙂
Swagelok makes high quality SS fittings.
Where is the drain pipe air conditioning ford transit connect panel van 2012 thanks
I just cut off the rear AC loop in my 2001 Astro van. I cut the lines as close to the main loop as I could… I used caps that look just like what you used… The system had already been evacuated last year so I just bought a service kit with a vacuum pump and gauge set… worked great! Yeah, I put about 32oz of refrigerant in the smaller system. I also replaced the AC compressor, accumulator, condenser, orifice and all the O rings on all the fittings before I recharged it. I flushed all the lines with approved solvent too!
eric is trying to find ghosts with that fancy equipment.
“Oddly enough they don’t corrode out here” a reason for that could be that the wheel debris has a tendency to try to follow the movement of the wheel and will shoot off with a slight curve and upwards rather than straight up or straight back, that and like all corrosion related issues, it’s enclosed on most sides, what you really need is one of those dumb rear wiper bottles placed right around it as a shield with fluid dampening and a protective layer of fluid upon failure to protect
Most vans with rear a/c have a manifold connecting the front lines to the rear. If you cut the lines just past the connection point and than remove the manifold and take them to the bench and crimp the tubes and than weld them shut, or have a a/c shop weld them, than reinstall the manifold and you are capped off. If you can weld aluminum you can save the expense of the block off kit. You can even do this on the car if no junction is found, but you should have a spotter to watch for any fire that may start.
And here I was wondering why the AC would always explode in the Chrysler Minivans.
Hi, why not just unplug one of the hoses and put the plug where the original connection was? 🙂
I just bought a town and country that had this done to it. How much work would it take to reverse the process?
Super helpful, thanks!
what about adding a little black silicone in those fitting? Just to know you really sealed it off!
So if you block the ac off from the rear shouldnt you only had the ac for front ac and not front an rear. From my understanding.
What Caps did you end up using?
Im sure somebody already said it….. but hotrodguys sells excellent block offs. I have used a ton of them on Chrysler minivans….. $60-70 per kit if I recall…. no compression fittings.
That’s a great compressor if it makes 32 degree air as you mentioned!!
This looks like a awesome fix! Im wanting to this with my Honda Odyssey, should be similar I recon anyone did this?
My 2015 Ford Explorer has the same issue I believe.. all because living up in the north east eats away these rear lines that aren’t insulated enough apparently.. I’m hoping I can pull off a fix like this because to reline the entire system I was quoted at over 2k..
If my air system has just been blowing fan, with no ac for a few weeks, do I have to ensure the ac liquid is removed from the lines?