RRC Wet footwell - WA

[gavinwibrow]

Well, the replacement D2 door rubbers certainly seem to have reduced the volume, (thanks to Bradtot for the info and Dazza TD5 for the rubbers) but I'm still getting wet carpets - front only, and mainly drivers side.
I'll retry the garden hose trick, but anyone in Perth know where I can go to find out where the water is really coming from?
Had a replacement windscreen a couple of years ago, so a possible culprit.
I have the headlining out at the moment, and freshly de-rusted, carpet-less floors, so an ideal opportunity to check the upper regions in particular.
Cheers Gavin

[Shortie]

Gavin, I had a look outside yesterday and I saw the water really comes from the sky :Rolling:sorry couldn't help myself Ellen

[Homestar]

When mine leaked like that it was the old windscreen rubber. Assuming you had a new one installed with the new screen?

Mines been dry ever since the new screen and rubber.

[gavinwibrow]

Gavin, I had a look outside yesterday and I saw the water really comes from the sky :Rolling:sorry couldn't help myself Ellen
Thanks. That's how I found out it was still leaking!!!!

[d@rk51d3]

Mine was a hole in the floor...........

[gavinwibrow]

:Rolling: That brought a smile to the old dial!

[Shortie]

Thanks. That's how I found out it was still leaking!!!!
Yeah mine only leaks when it rains :D

[Rok_Dr]

Blocked air conditioning drains overflowing into the footwell. I had that problem with my soft dash which drenched the drivers side carpet. Also check the drains on the vent inlet at the base of the windscreen.

Cheers

Steve

[Meccles]

Does it rain in WA? Was there last month there was like a hint of moisture in the air:D not like here over weekend now SE you want to test for leaks, well this can be place:D was driving down Northshore many years ago, massive rainstorm hits
And watched rivers of water flowing from around windscreen. And all holes, and every unsealed genuine build space. As in previous posts leaks can be from, well everywhere really :D Good luck:BigThumb:

[gavinwibrow]

Thanks Steve. Would the blocked a/c drains issue apply even if not using the a/c - given that mine is about to be repaired after 12 months with a u/s compressor = not used?

[gavinwibrow]

Does it rain in WA? Was there last month there was like a hint of moisture in the air:D not like here over weekend now SE you want to test for leaks, well this can be place:D was driving down Northshore many years ago, massive rainstorm hits
And watched rivers of water flowing from around windscreen. And all holes, and every unsealed genuine build space. As in previous posts leaks can be from, well everywhere really :D Good luck:BigThumb:
Having lived in Sydney before I saw the light/came west to improve the breed, I can confirm it can rain/downpour just as hard here, and has done so a few times in recent days. The benefit we have is sand, so that often the downpour will disappear relatively quickly. Keep up the good work with that fascinating thread.

[Meccles]

:Dthanks lets put it this way every seam/hole anything not without purpose has been filled/closed. To extent that there is no fresh air vent into bulkhead now and decker panel fresh air vents will be there... But dummy's, blanked off behind.

[Rok_Dr]

Thanks Steve. Would the blocked a/c drains issue apply even if not using the a/c - given that mine is about to be repaired after 12 months with a u/s compressor = not used?

Less likely then, but they are easily checked, same relative positions either side of the transmission as a D2.

Another random thought is blocked sunroof drains. Caroline's Golf suffered wet drivers footwell last month and this was the diagnosis..... But the Golf drains exit high in the firewall, whereas from memory the rangie ones exit lower down.


Cheers

Steve

[superquag]

Indeed they do... just above the gearbox, - you know, where you need to crawl underneath and get oily & grubby...

Mine were blocked quite high up and, forsooth, the sunroof becameth a rain-bearing cloud during inclement weather... Builds up in the recess up above, then overflows when required.

The drains are made of (natural?) rubber, and we all know what rubber does after 20+ years in the heat !
- needs a semi-rigid but gentle 'wire' to poke up from that oily grubby place. :p

The Lady Sarah, '95 Classic Car-port sculpture with working air sssuspension...:o