RS SHAUN

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drivers side footwell carpet is soaked, seems to be getting in under the fuse box!
any body else had this problem?
whats best way to sort it?
cheers shaun

bad boy rs

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do what i do mate and leave it in the garage and dont drive it

RS SHAUN

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seems to be one problem after another

bad boy rs

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tell me about it mate, i had one out for the first time the other week on me mates car, theres no seal is there ? bit lash but what about some sealent, if you loosen off the loom below you can get it a fair way out

RS SHAUN

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ive got a little paddling pool

hunterlaar

I'll bring the rubber ducks around, you got the carpet up?? is the whole big? hope you get it sorted shaun

cossiejsy

There should be a rubber cromment under the fuse box but if you can get to it underneath from inside the car just put some mastic around it

RS SHAUN

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going to strip it all out 2mora, if its not snowing
cheers shaun

davy 6457

my drivers side is damp too but i think the seal around the blower housing is shot! its just getting time to fix the thing

AndyPen

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Are you sure it isn't the heater matrix leaking by the pedals???

If you are losiing water that is more likely ;-(

RS SHAUN

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LEAK FOUND, FOOKIN HEATER MATRIX

cossiejsy

Oh no and thats a bastard to do aswell

RS SHAUN

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yeah sounds like it mate, just done a search on here!
cheers shaun

tabetha

Matrix is easy, nothing difficult at all as a job, just a bit long winded, take around 3-4 hours.
The fuseboxes can be sealed by pushing mastic with your fingers all around the edges of the fusebox lower, it's a squeeze but can be done.
Another very common leak point is the grommet in the bulkhead where the bonnet pull cable passes through, this conveniently is just below a drain from the firewall panel bit, the grommet seems to wear on all I have seen, then the water drips inside along the cable, then collects at lowest point directly above the brake pedal and drips down.
tabetha

RS SHAUN

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we'll made a start fitting a new heater matrix, ive got the full dash out, as im fitting a new top half, as mine as a few marks, ive never seen so many wires
but im getting there!
cheers shaun

tabetha

Good luck, it looks a nightmare if its your first one!!
I'm putting my gauges in today, where the bulb warning and clock normally are, got oil pressure/temp/volt ACT inside plenum and air filter temp, both on the one gauge(switchable for air filter/plenum, and F or C), low fuel, headligh delay(and adjustable timer), as sick of falling over my friends car parts in is front yard, now i can just leave the headlights on for up to 2 minutes, and they switch off.
tabetha

RS SHAUN

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get some pics up tab
cheers shaun

tabetha

I've got to remember what goes where now, might send you a piccie of a burnt out cossie instead!!
Knew I should have used more wire colours, should be done wed eve, taken lots of piccies along the way, just laid the wires for the air filter temp and the plenum temp, and the oil temp/pressure today, still got a bit to do, as putting connectors on so it can be unplugged no problem, using mostly 3 and 4 way tyco connectors.
tabetha

RS SHAUN

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been busy today!



out with the old in with the new



just got to put it all back together now
cheers shaun

tabetha

It's ok putting back together, but if like me you have one screw/nut/bolt left over and it annoys the f**k out of you where it goes!!
At least you have been able to do it in decent/ish weather instead of middle of winter, with snow outside.
tabetha

AndyPen

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Good for you Sean - tackling it head on eh?

tabetha

I've got some piccies of me gauges in, but am crap at hosting them, if you pm me your email I'll sedn them to you, and you can put them up if you like.
btw found some VERY interesting things today regarding air temps on a cossie, thread coming v soon.
tabetha