On The Road and Need Help
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Pro
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From: Colleyville Texas
On The Road and Need Help
After driving four hours from Dallas to Snyder, Texas I found my passenger's footwell full of water. It's condensate, not antifreeze so the drain must be plugged. I have no lift no tools, etc. The computer had a few drops of water on it and seems undamaged. I soaked up as much water as I could. This is a 99 coupe
Any suggestions (other than a few crude ones I can think of)?
Jim
Any suggestions (other than a few crude ones I can think of)?
Jim
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Check out this thread by Bill Curlee, it might help you out. Good luck. 
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ak-checks.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ak-checks.html
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From: Longview Texas
Most likely your AC drain tube is plugged.
You can see it coming out of the firewall on the passenger side, behind the right cylinder head.
If you cannot clear it, you can stop the leak by turning off the AC until you get home.
You can see it coming out of the firewall on the passenger side, behind the right cylinder head.
If you cannot clear it, you can stop the leak by turning off the AC until you get home.
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When I got a floor full of water I cleared the udders, drilled a 3/8 inch hole in the rear outboard corners of the floor board behind each seat at the lowest point, put a couple of towels under the back of the seat and lowered it. Changed the towel a few times that day and the car dried out really fast. Didn't pull the carpet because it wasn't wet that long. 
Whats 2 little holes that nobody will ever see hurt. Thats my 2 cents.
Whats 2 little holes that nobody will ever see hurt. Thats my 2 cents.
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Good luck with that. If you carry ten pounds of tools, a scissors jack and all of the other stuff that most owners refuse to carry, you're guaranteed to never break down or need them. 
You duped your post by the way...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...need-help.html
You duped your post by the way...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...need-help.html
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After driving four hours from Dallas to Snyder, Texas I found my passenger's footwell full of water. It's condensate, not antifreeze so the drain must be plugged. I have no lift no tools, etc. The computer had a few drops of water on it and seems undamaged. I soaked up as much water as I could. This is a 99 coupe
Any suggestions (other than a few crude ones I can think of)?
Jim
Any suggestions (other than a few crude ones I can think of)?
Jim
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When I got a floor full of water I cleared the udders, drilled a 3/8 inch hole in the rear outboard corners of the floor board behind each seat at the lowest point, put a couple of towels under the back of the seat and lowered it. Changed the towel a few times that day and the car dried out really fast. Didn't pull the carpet because it wasn't wet that long. Whats 2 little holes that nobody will ever see hurt. Thats my 2 cents.
Whats 2 little holes that nobody will ever see hurt. Thats my 2 cents. Bill
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From: Colleyville Texas
One of the guys I'm working with knew a local shop here and they cleared the drain for $48. Not too bad since they had me by the sweet spot. Another guy here recommended using Depends to soak up the moisture. Said it did real fine on his car when the heater core let loose. I'll check my Depends later to see how much they'[ve soaked up!
Jim
Jim