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Title: car was a lake earlier
Post by: richard s on 21 November 2009, 16:45

went out to sort a little leak earlier and found a great kin lake in my car so ended up stripping interior out to dry it
i thought it was coming in through the edge of the heater box vent in the scuttle so resealed it then later found that water was also dripping straight down the vent from the scuttle panel drain hole
is there a cover that shields the vent but still leaves it open or is it something i will have to make
cheers

Title: Re: car was a lake earlier
Post by: sidecarphil on 21 November 2009, 17:28

THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICTURES  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: car was a lake earlier
Post by: richard s on 21 November 2009, 17:44

i was too busy doing this  :cry: to take any pictures
oh and i saw 2 rust bubbles on floor and couldnt resist pushing a screwdriver through them

Title: Re: car was a lake earlier
Post by: sidecarphil on 21 November 2009, 17:58

Quote from: richard s on 21 November 2009, 17:44

i was too busy doing this  :cry: to take any pictures
oh and i saw 2 rust bubbles on floor and couldnt resist pushing a screwdriver through them

fatefull error  :cry: :cry: :cry:

hope every thing works out

i had a water leak in my LHD edition one and it was from under the ECU , it was full of old smelly leaves and crud , cleaned it out and the drain , never been a problem again  :wink:

Title: Re: car was a lake earlier
Post by: richard s on 22 November 2009, 15:32

i bought myself a welder a few months back for when such events happened as i knew it would come at some point with it turning 20 this year
as for the leak i taped half the vent up as a temporary measure and there was a very small patch in footwell but i think that could be from the underlay on the bulk head just need to find/make a cover for the vent

Title: Re: car was a lake earlier
Post by: Sam on 22 November 2009, 18:11

I hear alot of people from the lake district are having similar problems with there cars this week.

Title: Re: car was a lake earlier
Post by: richard s on 22 November 2009, 19:20

yes sh*t for anyone stuck in it
i managed to keep mine relatively dry when we flooded the other year then take it off road for a while to do engine and it floods out in a week all by itself

Title: Re: car was a lake earlier
Post by: Sam on 22 November 2009, 19:32

Quote from: richard s on 22 November 2009, 19:20

yes sh*t for anyone stuck in it
i managed to keep mine relatively dry when we flooded the other year then take it off road for a while to do engine and it floods out in a week all by itself

Ha typical innit!