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Many weekends spent tracing leaks
Posted by SPGx2 [Email] (more from SPGx2) on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:48:09
In Reply to: water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink, t, Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:51:17
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Pulling the knee bolster is pretty easy, and worth it for tracing leaks. And, you could have more than one leak. Consider pulling rugs and padding, until you trace it, and to dry/replace.
RTV all the way around the evaporator housing on the engine bay side, including the impossible-to-reach side closest to the wheel. The rubber around the housing can fail. You can check for the leak from inside the car by pulling the rug and padding out of the way, exposing firewall/top of floor pan where housing passes through. (must remove bolster to see)
Only the drip tray inside the cabin drains in wheel well. The housing bucket itself drains via a larger hose at its base, which runs down firewall. If this hose is missing, water can drain back inside if above seal is bad.
Also check shifter rod boot and d-side steering column boot, where they pass through firewall (suggest you check d-side floor for water/signs of leaks also).
Windshield seals are notoriously leaky, esp. if recently replaced w/ insufficient sealant.
Doug
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Posts in this Thread:
- water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink, t, Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:51:17
- Many weekends spent tracing leaks, SPGx2, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:48:09 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink, Doug F, Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:32:35
- Re: water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink, t, Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:33:59
- Re: water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink, Swamp Yankee, Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:11:14
- Re: water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink, aalto, Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:00:42
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