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by chalkie
Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:14 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: windscreen water leak
Replies: 9
Views: 2855

Plan B

Good point wrxer. I'm thinking of siliconing a small diameter tube into the drain hole so that any water is directed into the under-panel vent instead of the fresh air inlet. I'm thinking that in a newer car the new paint surface would shed water rather than allowing it to track along and drip into ...
by chalkie
Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:57 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: windscreen water leak
Replies: 9
Views: 2855

Photos

Well that almost worked.
Can anybody tell me if I can embed an image into the body of the message instead of pasting a link?
Cheers
by chalkie
Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:55 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: windscreen water leak
Replies: 9
Views: 2855

Found it!

Tried the hose routine today with a small modification which involved emptying several stubbies until I found the right one which was used to carefully pour water onto selected areas of the windscreen and surrounds. I removed the plastic grill on the cowling? and watched as the water dripped through...
by chalkie
Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:51 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: windscreen water leak
Replies: 9
Views: 2855

Thanks for the help, guys. It's not coolant. I'll get dash off to find the source but I still think it's those pesky holes as they are directly above the fresh air intakes. They do seem to be a drainage feature but they seem to drain into the wrong place.Ive taped them off temporarily and will get t...
by chalkie
Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:54 am
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: windscreen water leak
Replies: 9
Views: 2855

windscreen water leak

The good news is that it's been raining on the garden. The bad news is that it's raining into the car (93 L series sportwagon). I've had a squiz at the archives but haven't found the exact same thing... I've put it down to water running into the footwells via the fresh air ducts as I have removed th...

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