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Old 01-22-2015, 10:03 PM   #1
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How to drain Condesor Water??

I've been getting water on the floorboards. Clean water. I had the head gasket done and had asked the mechanic to clean out the drain because water was leaking into the floors. Well he didn't. I can't see the hole in the firewall. I've been told many things about were it's at. But, still can't figure it out. It's a 2003 Chevy Venture.
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Old 09-11-2016, 07:11 PM   #2
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Re: How to drain Condesor Water??

If you are still looking for an answer on this, the drain tube barely sticks out of the passenger side firewall where it's covered with insulation. The drain tube itself is very short and is likely missing the 90° rubber drain extension that channels water away from the firewall and down. I've had two of these vans with this problem. Water dripping out of the tube gets wicked back into the interior along the tube itself, right into the foam padding, from the force of air as the van is moving. From underneath, feel up the firewall until you get to the insulation and then feel around as you go up. You'll feel the drain tube. I used a PCV elbow I got at Autozone for $5 and glued it on. First I roughed up the drain tube using a tiny screwdriver so the glue had something to hold onto...tedious but worth it if you can do it. Here is one of many threads I found on this issue and the parts available to fix it yourself. http://www.automotiveforums.com/t725..._in_floor.html

Just make sure you lift up the carpet and let all that water dry completely! Mine took 2 days in hot weather using towels and a fan. Prop up the rubber/foam insulator that goes up the floor pan incline to let that dry also. Good luck!
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Old 09-15-2016, 04:27 AM   #3
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Re: How to drain Condesor Water??

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Old 09-15-2016, 06:46 PM   #4
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Re: How to drain Condesor Water??

Great pic! This is super helpful. I would have preferred to use the GM/AC Delco part if it was available when I needed it, but when I discovered the problem I needed to fix it ASAP. Thanks to another AF member's post, I used Dorman p/n 47028 (Chrysler PCV elbow) which fit perfectly although it doesn't extend as far downward as I'd like.
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