"Michael Pardee" > wrote in
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> "K Lam" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi, I've started reading a.a.honda and r.a.m.honda recently, and find
>> that there're nice and very knowledgeable people here. Hope you can
>> give me some ideas regarding my 2001 Civic
>>
>> I live in the Pacific Northwest, where we have dry summers and wet
>> winters. That means, I only use the air conditioning mostly during
>> the winter. To save gas, I turn off the a/c when the windshield is
>> clear, and turn it back on when it fogs up again.
>>
>> I don't know whether this practice actually gave me this problem, but
>> when I turn on the a/c, it started to give a mouldy/mewdewy smell. I
>> don't think breathing this kinda air is very healthy anyway...
>>
>> So, my question is: is it easy to take apart the HVAC system (ducts,
>> filters etc...) for a thorough cleaning? Is it a DIY job?
>>
>
> It's such a common complaint with so many cars I am surprised there
> aren't any great kits on the shelves to take care of it.


This really is a FAQ, isn't it?

Now that I think about it, reports of this tend to crop up when the warm
weather starts (about the smae time as the Main Relay problems!)

One more for my list.

<snip> disinfectant procedure>


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