A drive-through is where you order without getting out of the car. People often sit there with the car running, and that can matter when you’re talking about things like air conditioning habits and costs.
An RSS feed is a standardized way for podcast apps and websites to automatically receive new episodes. When the host says it “uploads on the RSS feed,” they mean the episode is distributed to multiple listening platforms without manual uploads.
Leasing is like renting a car for a few years with a contract. You usually pay less per month than buying, but you have to follow mileage and condition rules when you return it.
In-house financing is when the dealership helps you get the loan to buy or lease the car. It can be convenient, but you should still ask for the full price and compare the interest rate and fees.
Inventory just means the cars the dealership has available. If they don’t have the exact one you want, they may be able to find it for you.
Concept
A/C mistake costing you money
This episode is about an air-conditioning mistake that can make your car cost more to run. The goal is to point out what’s going wrong and how to avoid paying extra.
They’re hearing a knocking sound from the back-right of the van. That usually points to something loose or worn in that area, like suspension parts, and filming it while driving can help diagnose it.
Your car’s A/C system is what makes the inside of the car feel cool. If you use it the right way, it cools faster and you’re less likely to stress or damage the A/C parts over time.
When the speaker says “A/C components,” they’re referring to the parts that make the refrigeration cycle work—like the compressor, condenser, evaporator, and related lines/controls. Correct A/C usage can reduce unnecessary strain and help avoid failures that are expensive to repair.
They’re talking about problems with some GM engines failing, sometimes more than once. The concern is that people keep paying for repairs, but the real cause might not be fixed.
The Chevrolet C10 is an older pickup truck. A 1967 C10 with a V8 engine and a shifter on the steering column is a classic setup that many people like for its simple, old-school feel. It comes up in conversation because these trucks are often worked on and kept running by owners.
A hoist is the lift in a garage that raises the car so mechanics can work underneath it. It’s mentioned because the car is up in the air while they’re dealing with problems below.
They’re talking about the fluid used in the transmission. If it’s on the floor, it usually means something is leaking or has been spilled during repairs.
A “ground up” restoration means you rebuild the car step-by-step from the main structure outward. The idea is that if you do everything correctly at the start, you’re less likely to keep running into surprise problems later.
An automatic transmission is the part of the car that changes gears for you. It uses special fluid to keep everything working smoothly, so if it suddenly starts dumping fluid, the car can shift badly or stop working.
Transmission fluid is the working fluid for an automatic gearbox, providing lubrication and hydraulic pressure for gear changes. The episode highlights how expensive transmission fluid can be and how fluid loss can become a recurring cost if the underlying issue isn’t fixed.
A “commercial style bumper” suggests a heavy-duty bumper meant for work use—typically stronger and more impact-resistant than typical passenger bumpers. The speaker highlights its weight and durability as part of why the older car feels built tougher.
A transmission service is basically changing the fluid that keeps the transmission working correctly. If the fluid looks dirty or smells bad, it can mean the transmission is wearing out faster.
The Nissan 200 SX is a sporty compact car, usually known for being more performance-focused than a typical commuter. In the podcast context, it’s mentioned while talking about maintenance and transmission service. That makes it relevant if you’re trying to understand what kind of work or ownership experience to expect.
They’re working on a 2008 Nissan Rogue and changing/servicing the transmission fluid. The point is: if the fluid coming out looks and smells wrong, it’s a sign the transmission needs attention sooner rather than later.
Opaque just means the fluid doesn’t look clear anymore—it looks cloudy. Cloudy transmission fluid can be a sign it’s worn out and should be changed.
Term
bluish hue
They’re comparing the color of new fluid versus old fluid. The idea is: fresh fluid looks different (in this case, more bluish), while old fluid looks wrong, which can mean it’s time for service.
CVT means the car uses a transmission that doesn’t shift like a normal automatic. The warning here is that if you don’t keep up with fluid service, the transmission can fail and become very costly.
They’re saying don’t wait longer than the recommended schedule to service the transmission. Waiting too long can let damage build up, and then the repair bill gets much bigger.
Car
AMC Pacer
The AMC Pacer is an old AMC car from the 1970s. It’s famous for looking very weird and boxy compared to most cars. The host is joking that the prize would be something like a 1975 Pacer.
The AMC Pacer is a compact car made by American Motors Corporation. It’s known for having a very unusual look and a layout that tries to make the inside feel bigger than you’d expect. In your context, it’s being referenced as a specific model year and color people might want to find.
They’re saying they have several cars they keep and use, not just one. They rotate through them, which helps them notice differences in how each one runs and what it needs.
A parts depot is basically a salvage yard where cars are taken apart for parts. If a car is “heading there,” it usually means it wasn’t in great shape or wasn’t being fixed.
They’re saying the last owner didn’t keep up with routine upkeep. When that happens, small problems can turn into bigger, more expensive repairs later.
If a car sits for almost a year, it can develop problems just from not being used. Things like the battery, fluids, and hoses can get neglected, so you usually have to do a maintenance catch-up before driving it normally.
These are the parts that help the car handle bumps and steer correctly. If they’re worn out, the car can feel off, wear tires faster, and become harder to control.
The emergency brake is the handbrake/parking brake that keeps the car from rolling when parked. If it doesn’t work, it’s a sign you should get the brake system checked.
Concept
dos and don'ts
They’re about to give you simple rules to follow so you don’t accidentally cause A/C problems. It’s basically advice on what to do and what to avoid.
“Automobile” just means a car. They’re basically asking you to comment about what kind of car you drive and what you’re dealing with.
Concept
licensed tech
A “licensed tech” refers to a technician who is authorized/qualified to perform automotive repairs. It signals that the speaker’s advice is based on hands-on experience and formal credentials.
The host is warning against a common habit: arriving, leaving the A/C running, and then shutting the car off right away. They believe this can cause the A/C system to build up heat/pressure and wear out the compressor faster. The takeaway is to change how you shut down the A/C at the end of a trip.
Your car’s A/C compressor is the part that makes the air-conditioning work. It squeezes the refrigerant so it can cool the cabin. If it fails, it can break internally and send debris through the system, leading to bigger repairs.
Ozone depleting substances are chemicals that can damage the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere. Some older car A/C refrigerants were in this category, so rules and special handling apply. That’s part of why A/C service can be more expensive.
A car’s air conditioning is essentially a refrigeration system: it uses refrigerant to absorb heat from the cabin and reject it outside. The speaker emphasizes that it’s not just “cool air,” but a closed system with components that must be managed correctly. Misuse can increase stress on parts like the compressor.
That A/C button turns the car’s air conditioner on and off. If you turn it off a little before you get where you’re going, the system can cool down and dry out instead of staying wet.
After you turn off the A/C compressor, you still run the fan (on low) to help dry out the system. It’s like letting the air conditioner “air out” before you park.
Your car’s A/C has a cold part inside the dashboard called the evaporator core. It’s where the air gets cooled, and if it gets covered in heavy frost, the A/C won’t work right until it melts off.
Defrost just means melting the ice/frost that builds up on the A/C’s cold surface. If it doesn’t melt, the A/C can’t cool well and moisture can cause smells.
When your A/C runs, it makes water. That water is supposed to drain out through a small tube under the car—if it’s blocked, the water can stay inside and cause bad smells.
The orifice tube is a small part in the A/C that helps control how refrigerant moves through the system. If the A/C isn’t draining water normally, it may be related to a restriction or blockage in the system.
Some products are sprayed into the A/C to kill the germs causing the smell. But if the spray doesn’t actually reach the cold A/C part inside the dash, it won’t fully solve the problem.
Term
spores
“Spores” is a way of saying germs can spread and keep coming back when conditions are right—like moisture on the A/C parts. That’s why drying and cleaning the evaporator matters.
Your brain can get used to a smell, so you might think it’s gone even if it’s not. The speaker is saying the A/C may still be growing germs underneath.
Some cars let you reach A/C parts through a service opening. In this case, there isn’t one, so the mechanic has to take apart more of the dashboard area to get to the part. More disassembly usually means higher cost.
The heater core is the part that warms the air for your cabin heat. It uses hot coolant from the engine, and it’s frequently located near the A/C cooling parts. Because they’re close together, replacing both at once can save labor.
The speaker describes a common failure pattern: A/C performance degrades gradually as refrigerant leaks. Slow leaks can be missed until cooling becomes weak or stops entirely, at which point the repair is more urgent and often more expensive. Early diagnosis can prevent the system from running low on refrigerant for long periods.
A/C work often takes a long time because the parts are hard to reach. So even if the part isn’t crazy expensive, the mechanic’s time makes the bill large. That’s why people avoid fixing it until it gets worse.
A/C (air conditioning) systems cool and dehumidify cabin air, and the moisture management matters for odor control. The speaker emphasizes operating habits—like turning the A/C off and using fan speed—to dry the evaporator core and prevent smells. This frames A/C smell as a system/behavior issue, not just a one-time repair.
Concept
do's and do nots
The speaker uses “do’s and do nots” as a checklist of operating practices for the A/C system, arguing that correct use is the foundation for preventing issues like odor. They imply that without these habits, more complex repairs won’t address the underlying cause. It’s an ownership/maintenance concept rather than a specific mechanical part.
Term
operator core
They’re saying the smell won’t fully go away unless you get down to the main A/C cooling core area. That’s where the problem is actually trapped.
A Volkswagen Golf is a small car that’s meant for everyday driving. An older one is often talked about because it’s common and can be a practical used option. People bring it up when they’re trying to remember or locate a specific older Golf they saw.
In the A/C system, there’s a high-pressure side. If that pressure gets too high, it can overwork the compressor and cause damage.
Concept
HVAC usage habits to prevent expensive failures
This part is about how how you use your car’s A/C day-to-day can affect how long it lasts. The speaker believes certain habits can reduce the chance of expensive breakdowns. It’s basically prevention through smarter use.
Term
vehicle's air conditioning system
Your car’s A/C system is the set of parts that makes the cabin feel cool. It works by moving heat out of the inside of the car. The speaker is basically saying that how you use the A/C can affect how long it lasts.
Term
A/C off
“A/C off” means you stop running the air conditioner, but you can still move air with the fan. The speaker is suggesting you turn it off at the right time instead of running it all the way. Their goal is to save money and avoid heat stress.
Fan speed affects how much air is pushed across the evaporator core, which is where the refrigerant cools the air. The speaker claims the coldest air comes out with A/C on and the fan set to low speed (not high). This is a usage tip that can change perceived cooling and system load.
Puddles can splash water into places under the hood where electronics live. If water gets into connectors or wiring, it can cause problems that cost money to fix.
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good morning friends you're tuned into car connection where the coffee's hot the
tools are ready and the talk is always tuned up I'm your host Nile motormouth
Jenkins coming to you straight from the car connection workshop where we mix a
little humor a little know-how and a whole lot of horsepower here it's not
just about fixing cars it's about keeping you rolling and saving you money
giving you the confidence to understand what's under that hood from the
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got you covered so grab your coffee sit back join the crew because this is car
connection your Monday through Saturday morning pit stop for stories smarts a
few good laughs and I'm Nile motormouth Jenkins we're shifting into drive right
here right now so hang on to your hats it's fun Friday we have made it to the
weekend hallelujah for that man I'm starting to quack like a duck and I
got webbed feet I mean come on May flowers April showers thing I'm over it
how about you the sunshine just feels so good on my bones I gotta say the
sunshine feels fabulous so we'll have the morning weather coming up in just a
few moments brought to us by our certified financial planning professionals
whom I forgot to talk about yesterday oops my bad Tony Miele Larry Tito they're
my personal financial planners they've been great friends and my brothers from
other mothers for well over 20 years so when I speak to about what they do I'm
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Mealy and Larry teacher oh they got 50 years experience let's thank them for
bringing us our morning swiggy together while it's hot so if you're just
scooting through the drive through it's Friday let's celebrate together and have
a morning swiggy but we should probably tell the newbies what we're doing here
right yeah it's fun Friday so we can just you know let her hair down if you've
got some as much as you can anyway let it down unload well not in that area
because once you want once you do that you can't you can't put it back in yeah
once you unload so let's say let's just have some fun it's fun Friday we've
made it to the weekend you're scooting through the drive through you got your
favorite morning beverage and snack whatever it may be your skippies in the
side side drive there give them the 16 pack of crayola crayons and hey we got
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podcast now are fully exporting so when I finish yapping this morning and it
uploads on the RSS feed and goes out to all the platforms it scoots over to our
YouTube channel and plants itself there that's cool you know why because I did
that and I still can't believe it I really don't I can't believe it I talked
to cars this computer stuff is it's for the Brainiacs and I only have two little
gray man laughs so one remembers my name and the other one how to get home so
keeps me out of trouble so let's raise your cup I just bought you some time if
it was still brewing you got it okay hang on to it keep an eye on the road
if you're driving both eyes same time yeah ready we count it down on 3 2 1 we
say thank you Tony thank you Larry for bringing us our hot morning swiggy 3 2
1
oh yeah it's hot this morning too it really is that's good I got a different I
got a different plan now it's working yeah cuz I'd get my morning beverage
ready then scoot around and get the the house and the studio all lit up so the
neighbors know motor mounts alive and well he's got it he's keeping an eye I'm
on duty and get myself you know cleaned up and looking pretty like best I can
anyway trowel on some mud and into cracks and crevices and canyons and then
head up here to the studio so then I would have my morning beverage prepared
on the talk table here in the studio and it's gone kind of lukewarm so better
plan do all that stuff first then make it then bring it straight up yeah took me
32 years to figure that one out but I'm all over it all over it like axle on a
donut well let's jump into morning weather cuz I'm telling you it's wetter
than wet out there we had some rain yesterday but we had some sunshine which
was interesting but we had some rain and when it came in early evening man it it
poured gerbils and hamsters for quite a while so here's what we got today let's
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thank you very much well here's what we got read it and wait friends 52 degrees
right now and cloudy yes I checked that wind is making it feel cooler about 51
degrees partly cloudy conditions from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. mostly sunny okay with
mostly sunny conditions we can accept that that's expected at 4 o'clock yeah
that's a lunchbox let down got to go all day before you see the sunshine hello
today's temperature range from 50 to 64 we're getting there we're getting closer
to the 30-day fuel savings challenge that will minimum if you follow my coaching
and follow the fuel saving tips at the very least you're gonna put a hundred
bucks in your in your genes that's 1200 bucks for the year sweet high if you have
two vehicles that's 2400 bucks is and if you're even better at part two of the
30-day fuel savings challenge you could double that how do I know I've been
performing the 30-day fuel savings challenge for 30 no actually 44 years
44 years I'm not as old as dirt so shut up yeah I'm being polite steady on so
we're getting to the steady 60 degrees then we can run the 30-day fuel savings
challenge put some money back in your bank precipitation today you ready for it
we need a Tiffany on this one zero yes I said it zero and just remember zero and
any language is still zero yesterday we had point five five of an inch well I'll
tell you what I think we got that in the first microblast to be honest couldn't
even park in a skippy stop by we shot a quick video yesterday we needed to track
down this noise in the in van a white so we can get on top of that know where
we're going next fixing that van up there's a clunkin and a thunkin and a
something going on in the right rear so skippy was driving and I was flopping
around in the back of the van holding a microphone and and trying to shoot a
video all at the same time so we're going to post that just the way it is
because then you can see how skippy was driving and the challenge that I was
faced with it back in the van and hoping that the van door didn't pop open and I
scoot out onto my butt onto the road surface and that would be embarrassing
picking gravel out of that landing position correct absolutely so what are
we talking about today well I do have a topic only because I started a series a
little late in the week on air conditioning and it is important that I
wrap it up in order so that when you're listening to the podcast you can listen
to part one part two and wrap it up with part three exactly so today is the wrap
up on want to be cool the do's and do nots when using vehicle air conditioning
how to save money and use it right and in fact was this thinking about it
yesterday I know it's just about blacked out I had to hang on to the antenna one
of the cars in the shop I was like yeah it was it was like that yeah and the idea
was when the warmer a little bit warmer weather we get up to 65 towards 70 then
we can pull over and park there I'll actually shoot a video showing you step
by step how to take care of your vehicles air conditioning system how to know how
to use it correctly because I will say 10 out of 10 of you are not I'm gonna go
out on a limb a thick one and hang on and teach you how to use your vehicles
air conditioning system correctly to get you cooled down a whole lot faster and
save all those components that are worth freaking fortune right now so in
yesterday's podcast I talked about and if you read the description boxes I put a
ton more tips tech tips in there on purpose so you have more to read and
more to learn because when you learn the basic fundamentals folks it doesn't
matter how old it is it doesn't you know right now I'm watching some fellers
on YouTube and they're tracking the the GM engine failures on their pickup trucks
and other cars mostly the pickup trucks it's it's it's horrible for the
consumer seriously could you afford to have a vehicle you know two three
engines deep and they're still putting the same pile of scrap in there that blew
up the first three times come on so that's why I look at mr. green jeans in
fact I put a comment in one of the the YouTube channels yesterday I said here's
a here's a question for you riddle me this 1967 Chevy C10 pickup 327 v8 three
on the column and it runs like a champ hop in fire it up and go is that better
technology is that better quality the body's not falling apart whatsoever came
up from a farm from Georgia I bought it off the fella the head it chipped up
here into Canada so it's Canadian now and yeah I look at that every day because
mr. green jeans up on the lift he's got the hoist tied up and then restorations
down below puke and transmission oil all over the floor I got to get that clean
you know that's been a car where it's been a huge headache and I've come a
long way with it but I wish I had had done the restoration from ground up
myself because the fellers that worked on it were mechanics not impressed by the
workmanship there's something going on with that automatic transmission it's
not leaking and then all of a sudden it loses all its cookies all over the shop
floor and at $15 a bottle for transmission fluid now yeah 15 bucks for
what we use pay like five and a quarter it's 15 bucks now yeah so I might scrape
it up off the floor and put it through some cheesecloth and see if I can put it
back in the bottle what do you think probably not a good idea maybe not so
that's what my thought was so I put in the comments for the fella I just said
you know 1967 the body is solid as the rocket Gibraltar the things built like
a freaking tank I'll tell you just the bumpers alone if you wax somebody you
might chip some paint off but that's about it I've whacked my head on the
the step the what they call the step tailgate as the the I call it the farmer
bumper on the back and it's heavy-duty big time it's a commercial style bumper
and I look at that and I'm thinking you know the new stuff today the engines
can't hang together they're putting them in like chicklets and that's Mr. Green
Jean's original motor 1967 come on folks grab an oldie and get going that's it I
mean like just shot a video last night without Skippy I was trying out the the
new 360-degree AI camera guy it was pretty decent I gotta say pretty decent so
anyways I shot a video with the 2008 Nissan Rogue I did a transmission service
on that first one and I think well the oil came out looking pretty good and it
smelled good but it need it was ready to come out of there because if you
compared it the oil that came out to what went in they didn't look the same so
the oil that came out was opaque I could see through it it was kind of a little
yellowy color smells funny yeah like some sort of odd cheese sauce crazy the new
stuff going in was that had like a bluish hue to it and it it smelled equally as
odd as the stuff that came out maybe even a little bit different so we've done
the the first service and I'll do the next service in six months and catch it
up and flush that transmission out so again if you have a CVT Charlie Victor
Thomas transmission in your Nissan you had better unlock the best pack of love
that you can muster up because that transmission will bite you you know
where with really big teeth in your wallet what were you thinking well I might
you there if it's in the back pocket and a brand new a brand new transmission if
you detonate the one that's in there you're gonna need a brand new one about
16 grand that's all you got that kicking around right so every 50,000 K not 60 not
65 not 80 oh we can stretch it because you know they put a buffer in there do
you know many times I hear that do not stretch your services that's when stuff
breaks and it goes from a $200 repair to 5,000 plus so I just shot the video on
that just finishing off a couple of items further to bring that oh eight up to
snuffs you got to watch that video I put a lot of nuggets in there and some
questions some questions too that would rely on your response for me to
figure out where you where you at were you at Jaime so yeah today is the pre not
the post the pre to Q&A Saturday so if you haven't got your questions in as long
as you have them in by EOD I can put those in the pile and possibly pull your
question so we're working up to a way where if I read your question live on
the program Saturday morning that we send you something nice like a 1975 burgundy
colored AMC Pacer yeah exactly your neighbors will just you'll be the talk
of the town I guarantee you on that one would you call that car pod bean that
was a question I put out even on YouTube yesterday was if you had a name in
your head pod bean what would the car be yeah and I grabbed that from I was just
looking to see what the name of some of all these other podcast platforms are and
I came across this pod bean I'm going pod bean what the heck is that what's a pod
bean well I know what a bean tree an Indian bean tree is those are katalpas
we have lots of them on the property here and they lay out these long beans and
when they're green you can actually take somebody's eye out or poke it in depending
if you can get it up their nose and you can poke their eye out otherwise you're
poking it in so anyways I was thinking when I saw that term pod bean I was right
away thought of those beans that you constantly have to clean up with no
matter what day it is of the year from those katalpa trees so what kind of car
would it be would it be a 75 AMC Pacer would it it's got to be bargaining
burgundy like a deep burgundy because it's really it's uglier yeah I think
anyhow well let's move on this morning and let's jump into the topic before we
end up into tomorrow so your questions motormouth.jankins.gmail.com I had to
think for a minute there bit of a brain fart yeah motormouth.jankins.gmail.com
that one's easy to remember the other one is Nile at N I L E not Kevin not Bill
not Bob not Harry or George I think that was the latest one someone called me
George I'm going that's close it's N I L E no ass like Niles Crane no no ass it
was supposed to have an ass but you'd have to talk to my my pops about that
yeah Nile at ccbusnet.com all that information is on our home page at
carconnectionbusinessnetwork.com just click on the contact tab you'll find
us in there there is a website form also in the description on our podcast and
on our YouTube videos which we put three up every week a new one goes up today so
that's the third one for the week and we have three for next week and we're
still shooting we shoot every week and sometimes we'll we're trying to get some
stuff off of our list and I'm moving through four vehicles at a time right
now through our own personal fleet in the 2008 is the most recent addition to
our everyday drivers so and that's proven to be pretty decent you know what I
really like the drive I like the handling I like the fuel economy it's out
the door man it's it's amazing when you don't drive the stink out of it yeah you
don't got it wound up like a tight elastic band or like that pair of
underwear you know that crawls up but you still put them on anyway that's
sadistic I just got to tell you there's a time when you just got to say you know
what they're a little too tight move up a notch I'm just saying I don't know why
I said that but anyways you just got to come and face the facts sometimes things
are getting bigger and you just can't fit in there so yeah it's the newest version
but the seats I find just work so good so good so good yeah there's a song about
that somewhere so I really enjoying it really really really and it was I'm
really happy that I put in the effort and you can watch all the videos it took
a lot of labor of love to bring that thing back from potentially heading to
the parts depot yeah the you pull it center so we saved it rescued another
one so I'm just catching up on maintenance that kind of slid past previous
owner and piled up but the car sat for pretty close to 11 months and you know
I even mentioned in the video yesterday that I shot late in the day had it a sat
about another three or four months it would not have been it wouldn't have
been good because it was everything in the back end that was really messed up
but all the suspension and steering components they were done they were over
and done brakes were over and done including emergency brake there was
nothing left to work with and all those videos you can watch on our YouTube
channel they're all there for you so the dos and don'ts when it comes to air
conditioning save money and use it right first and foremost I'm gonna check in
with this one and it's a question and send me an email or leave me a message
on one of our YouTube videos leave you know it's really important that just a
while this is on my mind and on my heart I follow a number of fellas on YouTube
that are really really sharp their tech technicians or the researching certain
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you become unsubscribed somehow because for a while there I'm going why haven't
I why haven't I seen any new videos coming out from so-and-so and so-and-so I
go in I check I'm unsubscribed how does that happen I don't know it's an IDK so
if you want to help your online influencers do those little things for
them it means a great deal because this is not easy I find working on cars a
whole lot easier there's a ton of commitment to do this podcast and put
it all together five six days a week and shooting new videos all the editing that
goes on and all the little features you got to do to get the algorithms to spit
you out to bigger markets so we can reach a lot more people and and connect
with a lot more people it's a commitment not a hobby yeah it's a commitment if you
really want to influence and you really want to help people you got it as an
influencer you got to put a ton of effort in it is old there's a lot of wheels
spinning that's what I'm saying a lot of wheels and thank goodness for Skippy who
shoots the videos and she helps with the editing and we got to help her yeah I
got to help her and that makes a big difference so let's jump into the do's
and don'ts first and foremost how many of you out there where I was going was I
want to see your comments send the comment in I want to know where you at
Jaime where you at when it comes to your automobile because this program and 44
years in service as a licensed tech I think it's actually more I stopped
counting four decades plus it's good to know where you're at where your heads
are at because what I do I've been in this lane for over almost heading for 50
years carving carving it out and carving it out for you guys to learn stuff and
share it with you I'm not here for the armchair warriors I could care less
whatsoever I really do you know what you get numb from the neck up and in 40
some odd years the stories you hear and the do the know-it-alls hey if you want
to know it all I will let you know it all because at some point pride comes
before the fall and it usually does I had one technician who you know who started
of whining one day anyways that's a story for another time he is no longer with us
at that point I'll share that story another time how many of you out there drive you're
driving your vehicle your air conditioning's on you got your tunes flowing you're nice and cool in
there and feeling good and comfortable and you get to your destination you just turn the car off
how many of you do that
10 out of 10 I guarantee you that if I were a betting man I would bet on 10 out of 10
of you just pull in and shut the key off well this podcast is just for you because doing that
destroys your vehicles air conditioning doing that method creates that awesome stench
that continues to build up inside your car and it puts leap puts and leaves a lot of what we call
head pressure on the ac compressor that destroys it inside and it eventually detonates itself
and when that happens all that shrapnel from inside the air conditioning compressor goes
through all the veins and arteries I talked about all the components that make up an ac system
the last two days the last two episodes so if you're listening to episode three right now
you really need to go back and listen to episode one part one part two part three all titled the
same want to be cool with a C and part one part two part three so look for that because we don't
have time to backtrack so 10 out of 10 of you that's how you do it 10 out of 10 of you are going
to have a vehicle that smells like a really bad hockey bag gym locker work boots you know what I'm
talking about that smell like ooh that smell I think that's a song somewhere yeah tell me who
does that that's in my head now it's like a it's like an earworm yeah first we have to break you
of that habit before I can tell you the rest because you'll never do the rest if you don't break that
habit so let's cover it here's the thing and this is exactly how I do it and have for over four
decades in knowing and understanding and having a license an ODS license as well ozone depleting
substance number yeah we have to pay super large for that freaking class let me tell you to be told
that there's normal leakage okay anyhow we learned a lot about how to use a vehicle's
refrigeration system because that's what it is it's a refrigeration system in your vehicle
except it doesn't have a fridge door and a light and a very large door yeah that narrows it down
um here's the thing prior to your destination so you you should be knowing where you're going
to be landing your vehicle 10 minutes 10 to 15 minutes before you are going to land there here's
the process you ready the process is we turn off the air conditioning button so shut down the compressor
turn the fan speed down to low how low can you go well that's the low
two things are going to happen here you've now allowed the compressor to decompress
and get the head pressure off of the internals of the ac compressor so let it do this
that's what it's doing and it's going thank you thank you very much okay please come again thank you
thank you bye now and that's good it's just relaxed that's what that means get the head
pressure off the system shut the compressor off no you're not going to die of of heat
exhaustion in just a few minutes switch off the air conditioner fan goes to low do you know why low
because let's play limbo how long can you go okay we'll leave that that was that was a long time ago
all right so you put it on the fan on low why that's the coldest air conditioning you will
ever get out of your ac system is on low fan speed and we're going to come back to that again
so right now you've shut off your 10 or so minutes from your location and you've got to
do this every time not oh i'm just nipping in the store oh i'm just going in the big w store oh
i'm going into the big c store every time you're in that car with the air conditioning on this
is the process friends ac button whatever it is in your car to turn it on and off turn it off
fan speed on low here's what's happening head pressure on compressor
ah it's now relaxing and it's shays long next we got to get the evaporator core defrosted
that's the little dude that's tucked inside the car first when they're building it and then they
pack the entire car around it i kid you not that's what they do it is not an accessible component
in five or ten minutes if you saw if you ever saw what it takes to get down to the evaporator
core inside the car when we got a change one you'd say oh my gosh you just for you idiot you freaking
wrecked my car that's how much has to come out to get to it so that's why i say said yesterday
that if your car smelling like really something fusty musty crusty and nasty when the air
conditioning is on just keep in mind that evaporator core was the first thing in
and they built the car around it it's very it's basically not accessible basically not
what happens is that evaporator core frosts over how many of you ladies will understand this
fellows they'll be going huh what frosts over you know frost free fridges not really true to a to
an extent right and upright freezers that have the racks yet they don't really defrost hundred
percent i know i have one commercial grade and you gotta unplug them and let them defrost well
you got to do the same thing in the car you got to stop the air conditioning from working
keep the fan blowing so that the evaporator core it's covered in a very heavy white frost
because that's where the cold comes from into the cab so pushing air through the evaporator core
as slow as possible allows those air molecules to grab a lot of cold air and get it to you
high fan speed does not produce colder air inside the vehicle just makes you feel better
that the fan you can feel the air flow on your face and your hair is ruffling
yeah yeah like you're in some tropical area okay come back now um so that's the thing
high fan speed the air temperature is colder and i will prove that to you when we shoot a video on
this i will absolutely prove it to you with my thermal heat gun and my meatometer in the dashboard
so low fan speed is going to allow the and the air compressors off that evaporator core to melt
it's going to defrost so there's water there so when you look under your car after you get out of
it and the air condition has been running or while the car is running you'll see drip drip
drip drip it's having a little whiz in the parking lot it's not incontinental it's it's doing what it
does and periodically we have to get a coat hanger or a piece of wire and find that drip tube
the discharge tube because spideys like to get in there and web it up and it's nice and moist and
it's dark and airy and uh they you know that's party time for the spideys but the water has
to get out and if it can't get out then it gets moldy so that's one area of stink that it starts
to build up so if you're not seeing your air conditioning system drip on the ground underneath
having a whiz in the parking lot then we need to visit that orifice tube and make sure that the
tube is clear because that water has to get out number two so now the evaporator core is defrosting
the air flowing through it dries it out we need to dry out the evaporator core when every single
time you use the air conditioning not once in a while every single time you use your vehicles
air conditioning because when you don't that stink will continue to build forever and guess what
you will have to live with it i have kits here i've had sent to me try this motor mouth try this
oh this will kill the bacteria because what happens is this
you don't listen to me which ten out of ten of you won't and i know that and it's okay because
your car smells like a gym locker and it's just going to continue to get worse because what happens
is if the evaporator core doesn't get a chance to defrost and dry off all the human hair pet hair
dander um pomeranians all that stuff lint and etc get on to the evaporator core and they do
because there's airflow the fan is pulling air through the evaporator core and it's pulling
every particle floating around inside the car and stuffing it on to the fins of the evaporator core
the evaporator core looks like a miniature radiator that's what it looks like
so all that stuff gets matted on the moisture and then spores develop not s'mores although that
be good right now in a hot cup coffee but anyways spores bacterias that's what's growing on your
evaporator evaporator core and that's where the smell comes from here's the thing i explained to
you the evaporator core is the first thing in the car then they build the car around it we can't
access it i've got nozzles that spray like starfish and antibacterial stuff but you've got to be able
to nail the whole front of that evaporator core but mostly we need to get in there and rake that
stuff off of the evaporator core because as long as it's on there and it keeps getting moist because
10 out of 10 of you do not shut your ac off correctly you are going to continue to grow the
bacteria and the spores and the stink gets worse that's what happens the stink gets worse
and worse and worse and worse and can i fix it i can try but i'll tell you right now it is a
waste of money it'll smell good till it doesn't till the in the disinfectant antibacterial spray
dissipates but unless we can completely nail the front of that evaporator core with the antibacterial
product that has smelly in it so you know so that way you know you become nose blind
from that that doesn't mean it's clean we leave one area the size of your pinky's nail
untouched by the antibacterial it all grows back so you see what i'm saying
they put the evaporator core into the system first and build the car around it we there's no
access door there's no take a panel off there it is it's built into the car and to get to it
as i mentioned already i i remember this one car i said to the family here's what i told them
i needed to get in and change the heater core and i said you know while we're in there
we should put a new evaporator core in because they're in the same location
and if you enjoy your vehicle's air conditioning that's usually the first thing that starts to leak
slowly and then no one wants to fix it no because it's hours of labor so i told this
couple do not come down to the shop and see what i what i have to do to your car you you will
you'll have nightmares i told them i said i'm going to work on this at night because i cannot
do this type of job during the day i can't i got to stay focused and make sure i'm
going to be able to put everything back exactly including the fasteners where come where they
come from i said i have a system for that but i need to not be disturbed
so guess what they did exactly like what i'm telling you with the air conditioning you probably
won't do it mostly you won't but if you do you're you're ahead of everybody else because you're
going to spend a ton of money fixing your vehicle's air conditioning system because it's not designed
to be treated like that it's just not it's a refrigeration system and it's going to it's
going to go down on you and it's going to be expensive a cheap repair for air conditioning was
500 bucks many years ago in in Bethlehem and now it's about two grand to get you back up and running
in most cases it can cost way beyond that and the most say i i'm going to get rid of the car i have
to have air conditioning so they came down to the shop they knew i was working on it at night
and i forgot to lock the man door i usually put a big piece of cardboard on there i had custom fit
so that there was no light shining so no one knew whether i was working in the shop
on something custom for myself or not or somebody from the older fellows would bring
me their beautiful cars from local car clubs and i would do the work for them right tight and right
so i didn't want to be disturbed on that stuff and i didn't want people knowing i had that stuff in
the shop because we kept it behind the curtain so they couldn't see that area of the shop so anyways
they went walls in and the lady lets out a blood curdling scream i almost peed my pants
i come flying outside of out the car you've wrecked my car we're gonna sue you blah blah blah
and i'm going get out now go i told you not to come in here because this is overwhelming
for anyone to see but this is now you're here this is what it takes seats out console out carpet out
and the whole dashboard steering column everything out and now i'm down to the heater core and the
evaporator core that's what it takes so when they got their car all back they were like super paranoia
going like did you put everything back together and go everything's back in exactly how it came out
everything in fact here's the change i found underneath the seats in a ziplock bag oh really
yeah there you go go have coffee on me you never would have known so then they
they called me back in like a week they go wow everything's working perfect blah blah blah man
you're amazing and i go no i'm just stupid because a lot of techs would not touch that
they would not touch that changing an evaporator core or a heater core they go i don't like i don't
time for it and i can't make any money on the job i'm not touching it so that's where your smell
comes from so if we can't conquer the first step of the do's and do nots nothing else matters
nothing else matters if you won't do that much to operate your vehicle's air conditioning system
correctly there's no sense in talking about anything else because that's where it starts
you got to get into that habit and if you're riding with me you'll see me do it automatically
i do it automatically ac off low fan speed cruising to my destination and then usually
pretty much nine out of ten unless i am rushed for something i'll sit in the parking lot and
i'll turn that fan speed up to high to make sure for certain i get that evaporator core dried off
because i do not like that smell and i never like trying to fix it for someone else
and i do not want to tear my whole vehicle part to get all the dust and dander and everything
off the face of the evaporator core because like i said leave a little tiny bit of material
that has spores on it and i didn't get the spray on there
it all grows back in a very short period of time and it gets worse and worse and worse and worse
that smell will never go away never go away the only way is to get down to the operator core
clean it off with a rake and make sure we get all the hair everything off of it and if it's really
matted up and i have a picture of one somewhere i have to go and look it was in a golf a Volkswagen
Golf an older one and i i can't remember i was i think i was stripping the car for parts for a
neighbor to fix their car i found the thing in a horse paddock and it had everything on it to
fix their car so i bought it for a couple hundred bucks and i decided to strip it parts out of it
because there's a lot of good parts and i was running volkswagens at the time and knew a bunch
of people with volkswagens so i harvested it and i got down to the evaporator core and it was
totally covered with pad hair dander it had a skin completely on the evaporator core covering it
and i took some pictures of that i'll have to see if i can find those pictures and see how we can
post those on the youtube channel yeah because you gotta see that because that shows you exactly
what's going on so i'll do my homework to show you so there's no sense of me going any further
with the do's and do nots if you don't master this part first because nothing else is gonna
matter nothing if you don't learn to do that exactly how i told you 10 10 to 12 minutes i
usually go quarter of an hour i'll look at the clock in the dash and i'll go i'm gonna be there in
15 boom air conditioning off fan speed on low now i'm letting the evaporator core defrost the ac
compressor is going ah there's no pressure on it the pressure is equalize and there's no what we
call head pressure because that's what blows the ac compressor apart inside that's why they let go
because you're all doing that you wonder why your ac i have never blown out an ac compressor on
anything i've owned there you go did i just get lucky did i you know what luck means laboring
under correct knowledge that's what that means luck yeah so when someone says well that's just
luck you're exactly right laboring under correct knowledge so the correct knowledge here is if you
understand your refrigeration system in your car and you listen to what i'm telling you you're
going to save money and you'll probably never blow up the ac compressor because what causes it to
blow up just shutting it off and leaving the head pressure on there it starts to decay the
compressor because it's taking all the high pressures when you just shut it down so it's
going to blow it's not a matter of if it's when and then the compressor let's go and detonates itself
inside gone and i haven't even looked at the prices for ac compressors yet this year i haven't looked
but i imagine the three or four hundred dollar ac compressor is probably not out there anymore
i'll bet we're going to be close to a thousand dollars for an ac compressor and if you don't
change your habit guess what happens again you start the process all over again that's the sad part
so if you follow my steps and do step number one you're already halfway there to saving your
vehicle's air conditioning system and again i'll say i have not ever had to replace an ac compressor
on any vehicle that i have and i always make sure i have one or two with air conditioning
because when it's hot hazy and humid i'm just like everyone else i want to be comfortable
while i'm driving if there's a nice breeze outside then i want the windows down i like to feel the
air flow the hair we can fix it i want to feel the air through my hair and i have lots of it
just so you're if you're wondering and that's good i was blessed with my pops thick hair he
still has a really good head of hair going at 89 years of age so let's master that part
and then i'll share the rest of it with you because the rest doesn't matter if we can't
if i say eight minutes you'll go six if i say 15 you'll go 10 15 quarter of an hour you look at
your watch you look at the dash say i'm going to be at work in 15 minutes ac off low fan speed
you're not going to die and get asphyxiated by heat exhaustion they're going to be nice cool
cold air coming out because the coldest air coming out of your dash with your air conditioning is on
low fan speed not high low and we'll show you that in a video as we get closer to the warmer
temperature so we're going to pull over and park and leave that there and just maybe i'll share the
last few pieces of the dos and do nots but i need you to really think on what i just shared with you
that is the foundation of using your vehicle's air conditioning and getting the cabin of the vehicle
cooled down i have some secrets that will absolutely blow your mind in how you get a piping hot interior
on a vehicle cooled down in a matter of minutes not the way you're doing it i can guarantee you that
not the way you're doing it so send me an email a comment that you want to know the rest of the
dos and do nots when it comes to operating your vehicle's refrigeration system air conditioning
and we'll see you tomorrow morning for saturday motormouth's morning drive q and a questions
and answers so send me an email now at ccbusnet.com nile or motormouth.jankins at gmail.com make it
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About this episode
The hosts wrap up a three-part “Want to Be Cool?” series focused on vehicle A/C mistakes that cost money. The big takeaway: don’t shut the car off with the A/C blasting—do a controlled shutdown 10–15 minutes before arrival by turning A/C off, running the fan on low to relieve compressor head pressure, and letting the evaporator core defrost/dry. They explain how high fan speed can worsen odors, why clogged drain tubes and moldy evaporator cores create that gym-locker smell, and why repeated neglect leads to expensive repairs.
Think you know how to use your cars air conditioning system? Think Again.
In Wanna Be Cool Part 3, we break down the first and most important step in operating your vehicle's A/C system properly - and here's the truth: if you get this wrong, nothing else you do matters.
Most A/C failures aren't bad luck...they're preventable. And it all starts with how you use the system from day one.
Before we get into the list of do's and don'ts, you need to understand this foundational step-because skipping it is exactly why compressors fail, systems lose efficiency, and drivers end up spending money they didn't need to.
Now it's your turn: Are you willing to learn , or are you just turning the dial and hoping for the best?
Send your questions or request Part 4-the full break down of A/C do's and don'ts-and let's see where your head's at.
"Don't forget-if you want Part 4, you've gotta ask for it. Email's in the description. Let's seewho's serious about saving money and doing it right".
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