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Message: [QUOTE="Gulfcoast, post: 702262, member: 11175"] [B][SIZE="2"]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. [/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE="3"]I started by disconnecting the vacuum pump (2) 10mm bolts from the fender.[/SIZE][/B] [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0517_zpsa39b615d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0517_zpsa39b615d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B][SIZE="3"]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. [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0518_zps3db0c339.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0518_zps3db0c339.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 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. [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0516_zps084cbc79.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0516_zps084cbc79.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0519_zpsa019825a.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0519_zpsa019825a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I then inspected the coil and found that it was pretty dirty. [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0523_zpsea4d4b32.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0523_zpsea4d4b32.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 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. [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0524_zps60f52887.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0524_zps60f52887.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0525_zps2bff67c1.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0525_zps2bff67c1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0526_zpsef7a562d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0526_zpsef7a562d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This was the result. [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0527_zps821ebabc.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0527_zps821ebabc.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I then hit it with some coil cleaner I picked up at Lowes. [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0528_zpsc4b79f02.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0528_zpsc4b79f02.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0530_zps1011fba3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0530_zps1011fba3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I let it sit for a minute or two and then rinsed with water and I ended up with this. [URL=http://s175.photobucket.com/user/jasonposes/media/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0532_zps653bbede.jpg.html][IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/jasonposes/Truck/F350%20Condensor%20coil%20clean/DSCN0532_zps653bbede.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I dried everything out as best I could and then reassembled and tried out my AC. It works much better now[/SIZE][/B] [/QUOTE]