Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:45:10 +0100 From: RCS <e9225126nopsam1.tuwien.ac.at> Subject: Re: coolant under the dash
Sure, otherwise itīs the heater valve... but the drain is the "nicer" fault - and happens more often! RCS "Christopher A. Nowell" wrote: > This is a common problem. You have a common broken coolant valve. > About $80 to fix. Won't leak much. I drve around with only a paper towl to > soalk it up for a while, until I could make it in to my mechanic. > > > You īre sure itīs coolant ?? - canīt that be just (very) cold condensed > water? > > Does it run out of the ventilation bar under the dash? > > If that happens, stop the car, open the hood and have a close look into > your > > evaporator box on the right hand side right below the windsreen (where the > slots > > are at the hood). > > Is it full of condensed water? Then (and I think so) youīre lucky!!! > > > > Take a water hose and fill the evaporator box, turn in the steering > complete to > > the left (I believe it was on the right, but I may be wrong..) and look at > your > > wheel housing on the right side. Thereīs a rubber "pipe" drain close to > the axe. > > If thereīs little or no water coming out, pull on the flexible lower > rubber part > > and try to get all the mud out. When itīs free, all the water comes out > there > > and your foots will be dry for the next 10 years... > > It would be wise to rins all the drains (door aera)... > > > > Greetings, RCS > > 1993 900tConv. > > > > m wrote: > > > > > When I turn on my AC, I get coolant leaking into the car from undr the > dash. > > > The car is a 84 900S. > >
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