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Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: ipsd on May 30, 2007, 01:43:02 PM
I was cleaning out Da Bird yesterday and the Passenger side floor was wet. Not a little wet but soaked. I suck about two quarts of liquid out of the carpet and pad with a shop vac. So my first thought was Heater core leak or the heater case drain was pluged. I couldn't find any signs of it comeing from the heater box area. The drain was open and the water level  was full. So maybe a windshield leak? I had it replace just last OCT!  Anyone have any other ideas?
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: Prototype Services on May 30, 2007, 02:15:29 PM
Condensation from the A/C? Instead of draining out on ground, leaking into interior?
I would think heater core too though, but should be easy to tell if fluid had antifreeze in it.
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: Beau on May 30, 2007, 02:39:14 PM
Have you been driving the car?
Maybe you have a hole in the floorboard..?
If it's not coolant...that would be my guess.
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: ipsd on May 30, 2007, 06:18:44 PM
Yep I have been driving it everyday. I looked under the car and didn't see any holes. But you never know. I'm gonna pull the carpet once I get the other car on the road.
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: V8Demon on May 30, 2007, 06:27:34 PM
I had a similar problem occur on my driver's side last year.  I looked and looked and couln't find it.  It would only happen during heavy rain and was at it's worst when parked in my driveway during a heavy rain.  Well, last summer my hood cable broke on me and upon removing it and installing the new one I discovered the grommet going through the firewall had turned into dust and disappeared.  No problems since the new cable.
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: ipsd on May 31, 2007, 08:32:44 AM
Think I figured it out. I was on here reading my thread here and the wife asked "what are you reading about?" I told her about the wet floor and she said" did you ever vac up that water mess I made"  Oh yeah she spilled a big cup of water in the car about 2 weeks ago. I thouhgt she cleaned it up that day but turns out she just cleaned her truck not the mess she made in my car. Atleast I know why the floor was wet.
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: the_intimidator03 on May 31, 2007, 08:40:00 AM
lmao... thats some funny stuff right there... lol glad ya got it figured out
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: jcassity on June 05, 2007, 12:42:42 AM
wow,, that was a close call, you were almost ready for a heater core invesigation,,,,, doesnt she understand these cars were built around the heater core?
:D
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: Jim_Miller on June 05, 2007, 11:04:13 AM
Quote from: jcassity;151951
doesnt she understand these cars were built around the heater core?
:D

THAT is so true. I replaced mine about a year ago. If I ever need to do that again I will probably s the car instead, that was totaly insane!
 
ALL they would have had to do was to put a simple little access panel in the firewall and it would be a simple job.
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: jncocowboyx on June 05, 2007, 09:48:37 PM
Quote from: Jim_Miller;152016
THAT is so true. I replaced mine about a year ago. If I ever need to do that again I will probably s the car instead, that was totaly insane!
 
ALL they would have had to do was to put a simple little access panel in the firewall and it would be a simple job.


eww... i hope my heater core doesn't break any time soon.
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: ipsd on June 06, 2007, 11:38:46 AM
I think Heater core is the Bigest Curse word when talking about the Fox cars. That day she cleaned her truck I heard the Shop vac runnig so I thought she was cleaning up her mess but NO! Damm women sometimes they make me CRAZY.
Title: Wet Floor?
Post by: Sick88Tbird on June 08, 2007, 08:01:41 PM
Heater core replacement isn't that bad...it can be completed in less than 3hrs with basic hand tools and liberal breaks(i ended up smoking half a pack and taking numberous drink breaks)...the part i hate most is evacuating the A/C.