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Old May 14, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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I was driving today and took a turn rather sharp and when I did a bunch of water starter pouring out onto my passenger side floormat from under the dash. What could this be? It was a lot of water, but it stopped after about a minute. I drove through a heavy rainstorm earlier in the day so is it possible that water collected somewhere under the hood and found its way in when I turned?

I checked the leak section, but just wanted to see if anyone else has heard of this problem. Thanks
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Old May 14, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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Were you running your A/C before this happened? It sounds like the evaporator drain is plugged if you were. It's a rubber elbow on the fire wall behind the right cylinder head.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 01:47 AM
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You have a plugged drain for the a/c unit.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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Not so fast. It could be the evaporator drain tube. It could also be the cowl drains. Mine were completely clogged.

Do a search for water leaks and Bill Curlee for pics and details.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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I would check all of the cowl drains and the HVAC air box drains. if you asking where the water came from, they probably have NEVER been serviced!!

I will send you some pics later tonight. Check the LEAK sticky at the top of the C5 Tech page!

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