Re: [T3] drain hose

[Mysterious J <mysteriousj@snet.net>]

<x-flowed>I think the early plenum has the same problem.  I was getting a lake in 
the footwell off the Fastback, and when we did the teardown prior to 
media blasting I took the plenum out and got soaked.  I think I have it 
cleaned out now (I hope so at least; its been in storage for about a 18 
months now).  I can vouch for that thing being a pain to get out.  
Between the plenum and the wiper mechanism, I'm not sure how I'm going 
to get my under dash back together.

Jim
'68 Fastback



Jim Adney wrote:

> On 1 Feb 2005 at 17:41, Kevin Guarnotta wrote:
>
>  
>
> > i found a source for my leaks, although I had cleaned out the drain tubes last
> > summer, they clogged up again. I think I will switch them with clear hose so i
> > can know if they are clogged( ithink i got that idea form jim) I also plan on
> > getting some magnets to cover the air intakes, only removing when driving.
> >    
>
> I've got clear hose here if you need it. I bought some magnetic vent cover 
> material and tried it last fall. It will work fine to keep leaves out, but it 
> also keeps water from evaporating so i was worried that it might make things in 
> there rust even faster.
>
> Those covers DON'T keep rainwater out, so I was leaving the covers, just 
> sitting upside down on the trunk lid to let everything dry. Forgot about them 
> one day and lost one while driving down the highway, since they only stick well 
> on one side.
>
>  
>
> > anyway the larger/longer hose that comes straight from the body of the car
> > (as opposed to from the air handling unit)drops down and then into a tube in
> > the front. this was where the clog was. the metal tube in the body is rusted
> > out and very flexible... not sure what to do here... any ideas? I'm imagining
> > that the only thing to do is weld a new tube in?
> >    
>
> Ouch, that's a nasty place to try to get to and make repairs. I'd take the 
> airbox out and reach up inside and clean it all out, then try to decide.
>
> The problem with the late air plenum is that when you clean out the hoses there 
> can still be lots of leaves, etc up in that metal plenum. That's the stuff that 
> holds the moisture and promotes the rust.
>
> Sorry, I don't have any great ideas about a simple repair for this.
>
>  

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