Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 01:22:42 -0700 From: "Christopher A. Nowell" <c_a_nowellnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: coolant under the dash
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. >