WET FLOOR ?????
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From: delmont P
WET FLOOR ?????
DID A NICE 4 DAY CRUISE THIS WEEKEND , 1000 MILES 18 CARS
PROBLEM : CAUGHT IN RAIN ALL DAY THURSDAY . FRIDAY MY WIFE REMOVED FLOOR MAT , AND CARPETS WERE SOAKED ON BOTH SIDES .
WHERE DO I LOOK ??? ANYONE EVER GET WET RUGS ??
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JOE
PROBLEM : CAUGHT IN RAIN ALL DAY THURSDAY . FRIDAY MY WIFE REMOVED FLOOR MAT , AND CARPETS WERE SOAKED ON BOTH SIDES .
WHERE DO I LOOK ??? ANYONE EVER GET WET RUGS ??
:confused:
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Re: WET FLOOR ????? (blacktopjo94)
I had the same problem when I bought mine used. I actually had 2 problems at the same time. Maybe one of them will help you.
1. The previous owner had installed aftermarket, built-in cell phone that was
hooked up to the radio some how. After they removed it, it left 8 (eight)
1/8th inch holes in the bottom of the passenger side floor panel. So of
course anytime it rained, the water kicking up would get sucked into the
carpets.
2. Apparently, the car was also worked on by someone who did not know how to jack up, or use a lift on a vette, because the driver side floor panel was cracked and splintered and also sucked rain into the carpet whenever it rained.
Get under your car and see if there is any damage to the fiberglass floorboard.
If so, it is easily fixed with a fiberglass repair kit. The only hard part is getting the carpet out and then getting it back in as tight as it was originally.
If you can not see any holes or leaks, then it could be something leaking in from the engine compartment, coming in through the vents. BUT I would have no idea how to check that. Maybe someone else will.
Good Luck
Dan
[Modified by rxpert2, 12:02 AM 9/25/2001]
1. The previous owner had installed aftermarket, built-in cell phone that was
hooked up to the radio some how. After they removed it, it left 8 (eight)
1/8th inch holes in the bottom of the passenger side floor panel. So of
course anytime it rained, the water kicking up would get sucked into the
carpets.
2. Apparently, the car was also worked on by someone who did not know how to jack up, or use a lift on a vette, because the driver side floor panel was cracked and splintered and also sucked rain into the carpet whenever it rained.
Get under your car and see if there is any damage to the fiberglass floorboard.
If so, it is easily fixed with a fiberglass repair kit. The only hard part is getting the carpet out and then getting it back in as tight as it was originally.
If you can not see any holes or leaks, then it could be something leaking in from the engine compartment, coming in through the vents. BUT I would have no idea how to check that. Maybe someone else will.
Good Luck
Dan
[Modified by rxpert2, 12:02 AM 9/25/2001]
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Re: WET FLOOR ????? (blacktopjo94)
Mine did the same thing but it hasn't happened since. I notice when I wash the car though I get quite a bit of water between the dash and the door. I got caught in a gully washer coming home from work one day and there was almost standing water in the floor. I haven't looked underneath but I will now.
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Re: WET FLOOR
Could be the front windshield leak's. The best way to find out is with a garden hose. HTH
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Re: WET FLOOR ????? (rxpert2)
i jacked the car up and found a few things .
1 i sealed all the bolts that hold the seatts down
2 i found a cracked area on the passenger side
3 there were a half dozen pop rivets on the front of the car i sealed the
i used a black silicone from the auto parts . i'm waiting to put it up in the air to get a better look .
thanks for the in put
joe
1 i sealed all the bolts that hold the seatts down
2 i found a cracked area on the passenger side
3 there were a half dozen pop rivets on the front of the car i sealed the
i used a black silicone from the auto parts . i'm waiting to put it up in the air to get a better look .
thanks for the in put
joe
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Re: WET FLOOR ????? (blacktopjo94)
Same problem here, passenger side only. Haven't investigated yet, though I suspected the windshield and that the water is running down the A-pillar. I'll check underneath I guess.
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Re: WET FLOOR ????? (TJR)
I haven't checked with ahose, but I had the car up on jackstands for the tranny install and nothing was cracked or broken.; I am guessing windshield, and body, who knows, just one more project this winter.
