IMMA JEEP CJ KINDA GUY, ON OCCASION I MESS AROUND WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS CARS.I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT YOUR CAR
ON SOME VEHICLES (YOURS?) LEAVES AND DEBRIS BUILD UP AROUND THE FIREWALL AREA AND IN DRAIN SLOTS---MAYBE EVEN WAY DOWN IN CRACKS AND CREVASSES WHERE YOU CANNOT SEE THEM.
INVESTIGATE WITH A GOOD FLASHLIGHT, A HAND MIRROR OR INSPECTION MIRROR
EVEN RUNNING WATER INTO IT MAY NOT BACK UP TO THE TOP, AS IT MAY BE "BARELY" DRAINING OUT OR ALSO GOING INTO THE COCKPIT
THE LEAVES AND CRAP CLOSE OFF DRAIN HOLES--THE WATER STARTS BACKING UP IN THE VOID
SINCE WATER "NEVER WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT"---THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER DID NOT "WATERPROOF" THE AREA--THEY SORTA "SHINGLE" PLASTIC PARTS OVER EACH OTHER SO WATER WILL "SHED OFF" AND DRAIN (IN A PERFECT WORLD), THESE "SHINGLED PLASTIC COVERS" STILL KEEP AIR FROM GETTING IN THRU THE FIREWALL.
IF THE WATER BACKS UP, ---UNDER AND BETWEEN THE SHINGLES IT GOES! (LIKE AN ICE DAM ON YOUR ROOF LETS WATER CREEP UNDER THE SHINGLES)
A SHOP VAC MAY GET THE BIGGEST PORTIONS OF THE DEBRIS OUT---MAYBE INSERTING A 1/2 INCH OR SO HEATER HOSE INTO YOUR SHOP-VAC'S HOSE AND SEALING IT WITH DUCT TAPE MIGHT ALLOW YOU TO VACUUM DEEPER INTO THE VOID.
AFTER THAT, MAYBE USING A PIECE OF WIRE, AND SORTA "JEWGING" INTO THE DRAIN HOLE WHILE RUNNING WATER INTO IT, UNTIL IT IS CLEAN.
KEEP US INFORMED ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING
THE MEDIC
Nov 26, 2014 at 8:04 PM
