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 scmarris
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| posted on April 22nd, 2012 at 04:24 AM |
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Leaky vents
hello there. have a had a lot of rain at home of late. my 73 squareback had been leaking through the vents onto the drivers side floor. Any
suggestions to stop the leaking?
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| posted on April 22nd, 2012 at 08:41 AM |
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the drainage is fairly simple in design. The external fresh air vents channel air into the black plastic box screwed under the dash, with a sealed
fan inside to provide ventilation on these late type 3's. There are 2 drain tubes at the base of the box which drain water through the front panel
onto the chassis. These are usually blocked leading to backflow. Disconnect and use a wire to clear them, have a bucket handy to catch retained water,
dirt, mud, glass chips etc.
There is also a drain hole at the top on the drivers side under the external vent which blocks ( you can access from outside), leading to rusting at
the front edge where water collects. ( Check under the bonnet at the central hump, lift the vinyl trim if you need to).
The plastic fresh air box has a rubber seal around the top edge, which is a pain to replace but if the drains are not blocked and there is no
significant rust holes, you will need to. The earlier cars had metal boxes which rusted out, so atleast you don't have that problem to deal with,
Pat.
BTW, where are you? I have an old adjustable universal rack, not sure what type you are after.
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| posted on April 23rd, 2012 at 10:40 AM |
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Weld them up. Thats what i did. Just cut a new hole in the bottom so the air comes from in the car. job done.
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scmarris
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 07:40 PM |
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I'm on the gold coast. I'm not sure what the different types are?
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| posted on April 25th, 2012 at 11:43 AM |
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Where a bouts on the gold Coast?
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scmarris
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| posted on April 26th, 2012 at 03:14 AM |
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Burleigh Heads...
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| posted on April 26th, 2012 at 09:01 AM |
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I live at Mermaid. I can come have a look if you like always good to see new cars and meet new people.
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| posted on April 29th, 2012 at 02:47 AM |
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Hey that would have been great but im actually overseas at the moment. just exctited to get a rack when i get home. cheers
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