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RE: a trunk full of water

To: "'Jim Davis'" <jdavis344@bellsouth.net>, Lizirbydavis@cs.com,
Subject: RE: a trunk full of water
From: Hugh Fader <hfader@usa.net>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 18:50:46 -0400
Really? Mine must have been plugged last fall when my gas tank leaked. I had
about a gallon of gas back there. Probably good it was plugged. But it was
scary. I'll have to take a look now.

- Hugh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Jim Davis
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 4:14 PM
> To: Lizirbydavis@cs.com; 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: a trunk full of water
>
>
> Joe,
> You should have two holes for drainage at the front and on either side
> of the spare wheel well.
> I recommend you clear them, which will help until you find
> the source of
> your leak.
> Look for water entering around the fuel filler cap, the tail light
> housings and the seams of the rear fenders.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Jim Davis
> Fortson, GA
> CF38690UO
> CF37325U
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Lizirbydavis@cs.com
> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 10:14 PM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: a trunk full of water
>
>
> Thursday I drove down to Greensboro NC to have my wires
> trued...Hendrix
> Wire
> Wheel, great folks BTW.  I drove about 100 miles through some pretty
> significant rain.    When I got home I found my carpets
> soaking wet from
> the fire wall
> to the shelf behind the seats.  After drying out, I decided
> that it must
> have
> come in from under the transmission cover, because their are no holes
> anywhere, and the water was evenly distributed on both sides.   I
> thought I did a
> decent job of sealing up the cover, but I can't imagine where so much
> water could
> have come from, except something major like the tranny cover.  Today I
> popped
> open the trunk to get something and I found water completely covering
> the
> spare tire...COMPLETELY... I bailed out 6 Gallons.  Where in heavens
> name is all
> this water coming from?  I replaced all the grommets and seals this
> winter,
> and the car has no holes that I can find. It seems to be
> coming from the
>
> passenger side at the front of the trunk.  Could it be coming from
> around the gas
> filler?  Any ideas?
> All wet
> Joe Davis

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