Re: Water leak & stuff

[Ed nonamous <aryasu19@idt.net>]

Mine had a problem in the same area. The windshield needed to be resealed
and the door rubber needed to be replaced.

ed

On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Mark Peele wrote:

> --- "pm@onramp.net" <pm@onramp.net> wrote:
> > So what is the source of most water leaks that run
> > down the inside of the car 
> > just in front of the front door? Its just caused a
> > bit of surface ruston part 
> > of the passenger side floor, and since I'm going to
> > remove the engine and 
> > most of the interior and send it to the body shop in
> > a month or so I'd like 
> > to make sure it gets fixed. The car has an
> > aftermarket sunroof, but its a 
> > cheap popup (it'll be gone after the body work) so I
> > know its not a sunroof 
> > drain hose.
> =====
> unfortunately, many possibilities.
> 
> 1) (unlikely) If your car has A/C and you've been
> using it, there's a small A/C condensation drain hose
> (from right side of center console under carpet
> to/thru passenger floor) that sometimes gets plugged,
> causing the water to spill under the carpet - very bad
> in the long run.
> 
> 2) Windshield seal - could be leaking between the
> gasket and the body, or between the glass and the
> gasket.
> 
> 3) If you look up under the dash under the passenger
> side, you'll see a six inch or so "hole" that goes up
> into the fresh air vent thing in the rain tray.
> Sometimes the gasket here goes bad and lets water in.
> 
> 4) Related to #3 - the rain tray drains could be
> clogged (there's one on either side).
> 
> HTH
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> =====
> Mark Peele
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