Re: [T3] Leak....

["Jim Adney" <jradney@facstaff.wisc.edu>]

On 7 Mar 00, at 9:34, Raoul O'Connell wrote:

> It's been raining a lot in LA.  I have water coming out of the heater 
> vent by the feet on the passenger side...  Why is this happening 
> and what do I do?

There are several posibilities.

One is that your body is rusted thru at either the front or rear end of 
your rocker panel (inside the appripriate wheel well) and the water 
which splashes in that hole is making its way into the heater 
channel.  If these holes are small, they can be cleaned and 
plastered over with roofing tar.

Another possibility is that your windshield seal is leaking. This 
usually produces visible drips at the inside bottom corners. Drips 
from these corners enter the heat channels from above and exit at 
the front footwell outlets.

Finally (a long shot) is that your fresh air water drain hoses are 
clogged. This is a common problem which often leads to soaked 
carpets and might be mistaken as having their origin at the heater 
outlets.

-
Jim Adney, Associate Researcher
Plasma Physics
University of Wisconsin, Madison

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