Re: Come a flood

[Steve Bradley <scscomp@mindspring.com>]

cwiland wrote:

> steve,
>  I had a similar problem with h20 leaking into car. I replaced the windshield rubber gasket (cost about 25 bucks) and used windshield sealer between body and rubber also between rubber and glass. No more wet floors! Just about every square I've looked at has rusty heater outlets from leaking...
>
> good luck!
>
> Craig Wiland
> Tigard, OR
>
> ----------
> > When it rains I get a steady stream of water coming in at the heater
> > outlet on the floor of the driver side. If it rains long enough, it will
> > totally flood the inside of the car.
> >
> > A while back, I removed and replaced the rubber tube that allows the
> > fresh air collector to drain so I know this isn't a problem.
> >
> > I can't find any diagrams in any of my manuals of how the heater outlet
> > could open anywhere to the outside that would cause this problem. Does
> > anybody have any suggestions?
> >
> > Steve B.
> >
> >

Have gotten many replies to this message. Most tell of leaking windshield seals. I couldn't detect any leaks there so I got ambitious this weekend and pulled the fresh air handler under the dash in search of the elusive leak.

I found the bottom the the cowl where the fresh air comes in from the outside had rusted in many places and is leaking. Also, the rubber seal that goes between the fresh air box and the body was leaking and allowing water to come in there as well.

Here's my dilemma. The rubber seal is so dried-up, cracked and deformed from the rust that it is no longer usable. West Coast Metric doesn't sell it, California Imports sells one for a T1 but not for a T3, I even called Bill and Steve's and even they didn't have a clue where I could locate one.

Any suggestions?

Steve B.