Increasing power to center AC vents

[Farrar]

How do you get into the evaporator box?

Remove the passenger knee pad, center console and radio/HVAC bracket, blower motor, ducting, etc. to get to the box. Drain coolant, disconnect hoses from evaporator and heater core. Remove the box, hoping you don't break it.

All of these steps are interspersed with various ancient and modern oaths, from what I understand.

Farrar

[Bitsyncmaster]

Remove the passenger knee pad, center console and radio/HVAC bracket, blower motor, ducting, etc. to get to the box. Drain coolant, disconnect hoses from evaporator and heater core. Remove the box, hoping you don't break it.

All of these steps are interspersed with various ancient and modern oaths, from what I understand.

Farrar

You pretty much got it. But you have to remove the passenger seat and I recommend you remove the passenger carpet.

[dhaney]

Remove the passenger knee pad, center console and radio/HVAC bracket, blower motor, ducting, etc. to get to the box. Drain coolant, disconnect hoses from evaporator and heater core. Remove the box, hoping you don't break it.

All of these steps are interspersed with various ancient and modern oaths, from what I understand.

Farrar

It's really not too bad, especially after you remove all of the above, I'd take out the passanger side seat as well. It will give you more room to work in. Took me about 2 hours to get it all out.

When I did this job my only mistake was forgetting to line up the drain my OEM drain was in really good shape but when I put things back together I broke it and had to use the coil boot method instead.

Tinkering with wiring tightening things up and sealing the cooling/heater box with sealant made putting things back together a couple of day job but that was a labor of love and I couldn't be happier with the end result.

Dan

[A Van]

Remove the passenger knee pad, center console and radio/HVAC bracket, blower motor, ducting, etc. to get to the box. Drain coolant, disconnect hoses from evaporator and heater core. Remove the box, hoping you don't break it.

All of these steps are interspersed with various ancient and modern oaths, from what I understand.

Farrar

I would replace interspersed with "constant stream" or "continuous"

[Ryan King]

Remove the passenger knee pad, center console and radio/HVAC bracket, blower motor, ducting, etc. to get to the box. Drain coolant, disconnect hoses from evaporator and heater core. Remove the box, hoping you don't break it.

All of these steps are interspersed with various ancient and modern oaths, from what I understand.

Farrar

Drain the engine coolant you mean? Yikes. All just to get into the evaporator? Which box do you speak of? I'm just a little lost...I have never done it before.

My other question is what all gets into the evaporator? Is there anything I should change while I take on a big project like this?

[Bitsyncmaster]

The heater, AC and all the duct doors and package are all in a large box. That box need to be removed to get access to any component in it.

So yes, you must drain the coolant and the AC is disconnected.