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Help! My scirocco is a humidifier!



Check the drain vent on the pass side of the heater box. It may be blocked. 
This will keep water in the heat exchange box. When it warms it will mist up 
your windshield.



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Drew Teague" <roccnroll@hotmail.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Help! My scirocco is a humidifier!
>Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 11:21:40 -0400
>
>So, last night Melissa and I finally got a working clutch & tranny in my 
>84, and when driving around in the humid, rainy weather, my vents pour out 
>visible water vapor like a humidifier.  Because of this, my defroster fogs 
>the living crap out of all my windows, even when off.  I know it's not 
>coolant, because it smells like regular water (probably rain water) and 
>happens with the valve open or closed, etc.  Obviously there is some sick 
>moisture in my heater somewhere that is somehow (???) coming out in the 
>form of this vapor.
>
>TIA for any advice.  It's no fun (and dangerous) having to squeegee the 
>inside of the windshield every 30 seconds!
>
>**Drew Teague**
>Harrisburg, PA
>
>`84 8v Rocco --  "Bruise"
>`85 BMW 318
>
>
>
>
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