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Old 07-15-2005, 04:47 PM   #1
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flooded passenger floor

ummmmmmmmmm the other night we had a huge rain storm and i had 3 inchs of water on the floor of my car.... anyway with out ripping the cowl apart i thougt i would ask here first i niticed water dripping down where the little light that lights up the floor is any suggestions on what to do about it ???? any ideas on what it could be i thought it might be the AC drain pluged up but i dunno

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Old 07-15-2005, 05:01 PM   #2
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Re: flooder passenger floor

ur ac is probably plugged....same thing happened to me once....the fan would flood in the rain too....u could hear water in there when i was turning etc...it'd leak first rainwater, then eventually AC condensation onto the passenger floor...
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Old 07-27-2005, 08:43 AM   #3
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Re: flooder passenger floor

yea man wtf is up with the rain water for christ sake. I got in my car the other day after a storm and waslate for work and i kept hearing the sound of water moving back and forth. I was like "what the fuck is that, great something else is wrong with this fucking thing" anyway i happened to look over to the passenger side and saw lake erie. Holy Shit! man there was so much goddamn water. How the hell do i fix this?
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Old 07-27-2005, 08:24 PM   #4
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like i said, it's the AC drainage ports...they get clogged w/ dirt and grime, and the rainwater and/or AC condensation flows into the AC...don't let it go, I did and it burned out my AC blower motor...
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how do u go about cleanin em?
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Old 07-29-2005, 05:44 PM   #6
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well i dont think thats my problem i had that fucking thing blown out before i left and nope
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Old 07-29-2005, 06:39 PM   #7
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i'm not sure, i had it done @ pep boys, lol
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Old 07-30-2005, 07:29 AM   #8
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on the way to South Carolina it started to rain buckets and the wife got a free foot wash im going to pull the cowl apart this mornig at work since there aint noting to do really but get a couple cars cleaned up for sundays show and see if there is some trash down in there and maybe take the caulking to the firewall
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Re: flooder passenger floor

well all i know is that if you take that plastic piece under the wiper blades there is the cabin filter and a direct route to the passenger compartment. I dont have a cabin filter in there for some reason, and i keep forgetting to pick one up.
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Old 07-30-2005, 09:26 PM   #10
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Re: flooder passenger floor

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ummmmmmmmmm the other night we had a huge rain storm and i had 3 inchs of water on the floor of my car.... anyway with out ripping the cowl apart i thougt i would ask here first i niticed water dripping down where the little light that lights up the floor is any suggestions on what to do about it ???? any ideas on what it could be i thought it might be the AC drain pluged up but i dunno
I had the same problem with my 2001 Impala.It was repaired under warranty by the dealer.I found the invoice which said "found weatherstrip under cowl on right side coming off...reinstalled weatherstrip" Maybe this will help... Thank God for the rubber floor on the 9c1.
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thanks 403 i'll check that out later this afternoon
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Old 08-06-2005, 07:31 PM   #12
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yeah thanks again 403 for the info i tore it all apart today after saying i would do it a week ago i dont have time to shit let alone worry about my problems it seems anymore but yes the moulding above the cabin air filter was off and lying on the filter which is a filthy fucking mess looks like it hasnt been changed in 3 years well i'll run with it out for the weekend and get one monday ( if i have 10 minutes )
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Old 08-31-2005, 08:35 PM   #13
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I know the cowl piece on the passenger side comes off, causing all water to run directly on the blower motor, then onto the carpet. But let's not forget about the little 90 degree boot on the firewall, that gets clogged up and causes water to leak on the carpet also. It's located directly behind the pass. side of the engine, it's a rubber 90 degree boot that has two small holes on the tip of it. U can pop it right off. I took mine off of my 2000 Impala, and found the tip to be totally clogged. Took a pair of cutters and snipped the end off, making it a much larger hole. Haven't had a problem since.
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