Water water everywhere...

[Douglas_Brashear@mail.amsinc.com]

Hello all...BTW, Jarhead mentioned that my messages always had a PCX (or
other image file) attached...I think I took care of that (is there one
attached to this message?)...

So the past few days we've had a lot of rain here in the east (VA)...and as
usual the square was leaking water inside the car.  I read the water
leakage FAQ in the type III site, but I think my problem is unique.  It was
initially happening on both sides of the car until I cleaned some
dirt/leaves/general compost out of the left side drainage tube.  Now the
left side is dry even after the biggest deluge.  The passenger side,
however, is a different story.  The tube doesn't seem to be blocked...you
know where the tube goes into the front "firewall" area?  Well the water
expelled by the tube seems to be leaking back into the car because the seam
just below the tube outlet is rusted a bit...the water just weeps in...My
last resort solution for this will be to feed both tubes into the outlet
for the left side tube using a T fitting.  Any other ideas?

But thats not all...water is also dripping from above the glove box...maybe
its trapped in the fresh air hoses, in which case I'll try to track that
down tonight.  Anyone have a similar problem?

Another interesting note:  Yesterday the SO and I were taking our dog to a
lake to swim...we stopped at a local deli for sandwiches and when I came
out there was a yellow late-model square parked next to mine, and some guy
was examining my car.  I walked over and we started chatting.  His is a 73
and is all original...he's the original owner and has kept it garaged ever
since it started leaking water into the inside of the car during rain
storms (notice the connection?)...this car would be such an easy
resto...fix one or two rust spots, buff out the paint, take care of the
water problem...thats about it.  If I didn't just buy one I would've made
him an offer right there.

And an annoying note:  Saturday night the SO and I were driving through DC
and decided to head through her old neighborhood (Dupont Circle)...as we're
pulling through an intersection at Q and Connecticut Ave. this jaywalker
kicks my square as I drive by...I instantly slam on the brakes and the guy
approaches and asks me if I'm a taxi...I say "no" and "you best watch your
step, punk a$$"...I start to drive up to the next red light...he approaches
again (obviously totally loaded) and asks me is I want to start something
to which I reply "fu&% off" and drive away when he kicks the car
again...but that time a DC cop saw the whole thing and pulled over to offer
some "assistance" to this nice drunken gentleman, heh heh heh.  Hope he
landed in the drunk tank for the night with a distibbing the peace citation
'cuz the new paint job on the square now has two scratches (not a big deal,
though, because it looks like the PO prepped the body for this new backyard
paint job with 20 grit, ack!)...

fun fun fun...
-Doug
74 super
69 auto FI square
douglas_brashear@mail.amsinc.com