Reply to "Erica needs to get hosed....."

SO, I climbed in there today, removed the glove box (who puts nuts on a glove box that spin while you are trying to get the bolts out?????) and pulled off all of the gooey tape substance that was covering the connection.

The connector in question faces rearwards in the cabin with a 90 on the hose to make the corner....

Using a 3/4" wrench on the hose fitting, and a 14mm on the expansion valve, I carefully moved the nut (NOT THE VALVE!) and it popped loose, released a small amount of pressure, and spun off easily.

Looking into the valve, at first I thought that I didn't have a screen in it!!! BUT if you REALLY get your face down in there with a bright lite, you can see the screen outer edge....and in the middle of mine was a black mess!

I had a small dental pic of sorts and used it to wiggle the screen out of it's bore.

Soaked it in paint thinner and washed it with a small acid brush. Stuff wasn't coming out of the center so I used a toothpick to convince stuff out.... What a tangle of stuff! Metal chips, fuzz of some sort, and lots of tiny black stuff.

Check out pic!

So, all nice and clean. Pushed it back in place with the metal end of the brush and carefully tightened the fitting.....! Now, how to flush the evaporator out????