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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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driving w/ac on. wife says water dripping on foot.ac drain clogged? warning ding-deck lid ajar,interior lights go on and blink,odometer blinks at me and competive mode lites up.vehicle runs fine.
get home open hood to cool down-back about 2 hrs later-hood light still on but car starts.
next morning dead-hot shot charging 12.7 amps. . tried starting seems starter not engaging-any ideas
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Hi Rick,

Go to the top of the C5 tech section and read Bill Curlee's sticky on leak check and you will find your answer.

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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by crmvette
driving w/ac on. wife says water dripping on foot.ac drain clogged? warning ding-deck lid ajar,interior lights go on and blink,odometer blinks at me and competive mode lites up.vehicle runs fine.
get home open hood to cool down-back about 2 hrs later-hood light still on but car starts.
next morning dead-hot shot charging 12.7 amps. . tried starting seems starter not engaging-any ideas
If you lift the passenger floor panel you will find a wet BCM. Dry it quick with a hair dryer, disconnect the battery first. You will find the drain behind a cable harness on the passenger side of the firewall. Try poking something in to clear the blockage. I had to get a vac on it. good luck
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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Hi Rick,

Go to the top of the C5 tech section and read Bill Curlee's sticky on leak check and you will find your answer.

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thanks for the direction
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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If you lift the passenger floor panel you will find a wet BCM. Dry it quick with a hair dryer, disconnect the battery first. You will find the drain behind a cable harness on the passenger side of the firewall. Try poking something in to clear the blockage. I had to get a vac on it. good luck
Yep. I had that problem last year.
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You will have to access the HVAC drain from under the car. its on the passengers side of the fire wall. If yoy have headers, GOD HELP YOU cause its a royal PITA to get to with headers!

if not,, it an easy fix! MAKE sure that you remove the carpets and dry them out. they will not dry out on there own! trust me on this one! They will mildew and STINK!

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Originally Posted by cliff_ford
If you lift the passenger floor panel you will find a wet BCM. Dry it quick with a hair dryer, disconnect the battery first. You will find the drain behind a cable harness on the passenger side of the firewall. Try poking something in to clear the blockage. I had to get a vac on it. good luck
thanks for reply,will start this evening-does have headers
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thanks for reply,will start this evening-does have headers
I managed to get the drain off and on from the top. Had to fold the battery wall down and pull the cable harness away from the fire wall enough to get two fingers on to the pipe.
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thanks for ll the imput,drains were clogged,now hoping all electronics are ok

THANKS TO ALL
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driving w/ac on. wife says water dripping on foot.ac drain clogged? warning ding-deck lid ajar,interior lights go on and blink,odometer blinks at me and competive mode lites up.vehicle runs fine.
get home open hood to cool down-back about 2 hrs later-hood light still on but car starts.
next morning dead-hot shot charging 12.7 amps. . tried starting seems starter not engaging-any ideas
Ajust want to say thanks for all the direction-found 2 draind clogged but not ac. had to replace bcm-but all is well-no other problems. thanks for all who helped.

rick morris
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Ajust want to say thanks for all the direction-found 2 draind clogged but not ac. had to replace bcm-but all is well-no other problems. thanks for all who helped.

rick morris
Keep an eye for water still coming out the blower motor. My evaporator was blocked inside the casing, the drain pipe was clear.
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