Puddle on floor behind driver's side front tire??
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Puddle on floor behind driver's side front tire??
Car has been in storage in my garage and not driven for over three weeks. I always check the mouse traps when I get home at night from work (I'm on second shift).
Tonight I found a good size puddle directly behind the driver's side front wheel. By "behind" I mean towards the rear of the wheel well towards the dogleg of the fender...not under the engine. No smell or color at all...seems to be water.
I'll look at it more in the morning but I'm kinda stumped. What could it be? I reset the traps this morning and put some fresh Irish Spring in plastic cups under the hood earlier today...but that's it.
Any ideas? It's been cold here in Michigan but today was not too terrible...so I doubt anything froze or cracked...
Tonight I found a good size puddle directly behind the driver's side front wheel. By "behind" I mean towards the rear of the wheel well towards the dogleg of the fender...not under the engine. No smell or color at all...seems to be water.
I'll look at it more in the morning but I'm kinda stumped. What could it be? I reset the traps this morning and put some fresh Irish Spring in plastic cups under the hood earlier today...but that's it.
Any ideas? It's been cold here in Michigan but today was not too terrible...so I doubt anything froze or cracked...
Last edited by jjaaam; Dec 3, 2014 at 12:12 AM.
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Go to the hardware store or home improvement store and buy some" Contrac " blocks. This is the brand name for what pest control guys use for rats and mice. If you can't find it locally, go on the internet and look for Contrac by Bell Laboratories. Set the blocks ( you only need one or two) where ever you suspect rodents. Keep it away from your pets. Good luck.
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Best guess is you have/had a plugged cowl drain udder...
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...in-udders.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...in-udders.html
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Best guess is you have/had a plugged cowl drain udder...
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...in-udders.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...in-udders.html
Kind of curious why it would "unplug" on its' own...
Should I check them all out now or would it be OK to wait until before I put the battery back in the spring?
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Not sure why it would suddenly drain like that, but two guesses are 1) it froze then thawed and this caused enough movement of the debris in the udder to allow water to drain, or 2) a varmint was crawling around underhood and moved it.
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You can run your hand under the cowl and remove them and clean them in just a few minutes. There are 3 under the drivers side and one on passenger side that U can't get to easily. Don't pull the cowl, just reach under and pull them off, if that was the water issue u should see debree if not I would look else where for the problem. I cleaned mine and saw nothing in them, unless you park under a tree those things shouldn't get clogged. Good luck
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I think that the udder explanation is probably right.
Now that it is daylight the water has a very faint bluish tint. Has to be washer fluid.
Also, the puddle has not gotten any bigger.
Thanks for your replies. I'll make sure to clean them out good in the spring...
Now that it is daylight the water has a very faint bluish tint. Has to be washer fluid.
Also, the puddle has not gotten any bigger.
Thanks for your replies. I'll make sure to clean them out good in the spring...
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Unless you have used a ton of windshield washer fluid recently to clean your windshield (which could result in a some fluid in the cowl udders if they are clogged), I would consider a windshield washer fluid leak from the reservoir or lines to be the more likely cause...
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Actually, I would probably come to a different conclusion if the fluid on the garage floor appears to be windshield washer fluid.
Unless you have used a ton of windshield washer fluid recently to clean your windshield (which could result in a some fluid in the cowl udders if they are clogged), I would consider a windshield washer fluid leak from the reservoir or lines to be the more likely cause...
Unless you have used a ton of windshield washer fluid recently to clean your windshield (which could result in a some fluid in the cowl udders if they are clogged), I would consider a windshield washer fluid leak from the reservoir or lines to be the more likely cause...
Regardless I'll inspect it fully when I wake her up in April.
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Actually, I would probably come to a different conclusion if the fluid on the garage floor appears to be windshield washer fluid.
Unless you have used a ton of windshield washer fluid recently to clean your windshield (which could result in a some fluid in the cowl udders if they are clogged), I would consider a windshield washer fluid leak from the reservoir or lines to be the more likely cause...
Unless you have used a ton of windshield washer fluid recently to clean your windshield (which could result in a some fluid in the cowl udders if they are clogged), I would consider a windshield washer fluid leak from the reservoir or lines to be the more likely cause...
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Mystery solved...self-inflicted...
This morning I went to clean the udders out. I had placed a cup with Irish Spring the other day in the space where you have to put your hand in to access them.
Found that the cup had lodged against the connector for what I am assuming is the "low washer fluid" sensor. It moved enough to leak...
Took the cup out and put it somewhere else. Removed the udders and there was a lot of leaves (acorns?!?) in them. God knows how that crap could get up in there.
It DOES seem like that sensor doesn't snap in very tight to the washer fluid reservoir. It didn't leak anymore when I pushed it back in but it seems weird that it would be that "loose"...you would think that it would have to twist-lock or something.
Oh well. Lesson learned! Also gave me an excuse to take the cover off and stare for a while!
This morning I went to clean the udders out. I had placed a cup with Irish Spring the other day in the space where you have to put your hand in to access them.
Found that the cup had lodged against the connector for what I am assuming is the "low washer fluid" sensor. It moved enough to leak...
Took the cup out and put it somewhere else. Removed the udders and there was a lot of leaves (acorns?!?) in them. God knows how that crap could get up in there.
It DOES seem like that sensor doesn't snap in very tight to the washer fluid reservoir. It didn't leak anymore when I pushed it back in but it seems weird that it would be that "loose"...you would think that it would have to twist-lock or something.
Oh well. Lesson learned! Also gave me an excuse to take the cover off and stare for a while!
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Mystery solved...self-inflicted...
This morning I went to clean the udders out. I had placed a cup with Irish Spring the other day in the space where you have to put your hand in to access them.
Found that the cup had lodged against the connector for what I am assuming is the "low washer fluid" sensor. It moved enough to leak...
Took the cup out and put it somewhere else. Removed the udders and there was a lot of leaves (acorns?!?) in them. God knows how that crap could get up in there.
It DOES seem like that sensor doesn't snap in very tight to the washer fluid reservoir. It didn't leak anymore when I pushed it back in but it seems weird that it would be that "loose"...you would think that it would have to twist-lock or something.
Oh well. Lesson learned! Also gave me an excuse to take the cover off and stare for a while!
This morning I went to clean the udders out. I had placed a cup with Irish Spring the other day in the space where you have to put your hand in to access them.
Found that the cup had lodged against the connector for what I am assuming is the "low washer fluid" sensor. It moved enough to leak...
Took the cup out and put it somewhere else. Removed the udders and there was a lot of leaves (acorns?!?) in them. God knows how that crap could get up in there.
It DOES seem like that sensor doesn't snap in very tight to the washer fluid reservoir. It didn't leak anymore when I pushed it back in but it seems weird that it would be that "loose"...you would think that it would have to twist-lock or something.
Oh well. Lesson learned! Also gave me an excuse to take the cover off and stare for a while!
Glad it was an easy fix.
