stuartp Posted March 13, 2012 Report Posted March 13, 2012 don't tip cat litter on the carpet to soak up the water - it works great but then it stays damp forever and kind of turns to concrete doh!
fieldy1972 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Posted March 13, 2012 oh dear!!! thanks for the heads-up though mate
lotusless Posted March 13, 2012 Report Posted March 13, 2012 Don't think anyone else would have tried that it's just you stuart
stuartp Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Posted March 13, 2012 Don't think anyone else would have tried that it's just you stuart seemed like a genius idea at the time to be honest pretty much every "improvement" i have made to this mk2 since i got it has made something fall off, snap, break or just generally worse
fieldy1972 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Posted March 13, 2012 Don't think anyone else would have tried that it's just you stuart seemed like a genius idea at the time to be honest pretty much every "improvement" i have made to this mk2 since i got it has made something fall off, snap, break or just generally worse brilliant the lesson to be learnt here today kids is ............leave things alone.
SebringRS Posted March 13, 2012 Report Posted March 13, 2012 Wet and Dry Vac would of been a better option They were for sale cheap in asda a while back, dad bought one and used it on one of the imports, had a damp rear footwell, sucked it up easy and it was never wet again
mk2 mike Posted March 13, 2012 Report Posted March 13, 2012 to be honest pretty much every "improvement" i have made to this mk2 since i got it has made something fall off, snap, break or just generally worse Sounds like you're a man from the same mould as me I like your 'outside the box' thinking though.
deltamal Posted March 13, 2012 Report Posted March 13, 2012 Had a lot of rainwater in the nearside foot-well of the Beavertail, cured it by drilling holes in the floor! not good for an old Ford though.....
stuartp Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Posted March 14, 2012 Had a lot of rainwater in the nearside foot-well of the Beavertail, cured it by drilling holes in the floor! not good for an old Ford though..... i don't fancy drilling holes in the floor but i did find a screw on the bottom of the car underneath the fuel tank, undid it and it let out about 2 litres of water!
lotusless Posted March 14, 2012 Report Posted March 14, 2012 You could always start a bonfire inside the car... that ought to dry it out
stuartp Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Posted March 14, 2012 You could always start a bonfire inside the car... that ought to dry it out i won't let the mrs see that - she loves burning stuff i'm going to get the hairdryer on it over the weekend and hope it fully dries out and turns to dust still need to find out where the water is getting in but I won't put cat litter on it again
Col-ashtonmobile Posted March 14, 2012 Report Posted March 14, 2012 seemed a good idea when you first showed me
class-ified Posted March 14, 2012 Report Posted March 14, 2012 I was chasing leaks for an age. The corner of the front and rear screens, the external trim fitting clips, the door seals, the courtesy light door switches, the c pillar vents, the heater, the panel seams... The trick is to paint on rust converter having lifted the carpet, after it rains witness marks will show you where the water is coming from.
mk2 clint Posted March 14, 2012 Report Posted March 14, 2012 the drill hole method works well thats what i did
stuartp Posted April 12, 2012 Author Report Posted April 12, 2012 think i have identified where it's coming in seems to be coming from behind the passenger side kick panel so it must be linked to the rusty front wings i would guess this may accelerate my need to get some new panels fitted as the damp footwell is one of the major bad points for my darling wife
stuartp Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Posted April 16, 2012 or maybe not i tipped water all over the passenger door, windscreen, wing etc and no water came in leaks are frustrating aren't they!
Stiggy Posted April 16, 2012 Report Posted April 16, 2012 or maybe not leaks are frustrating aren't they! No just rinse them well, should get all the grit out
stuartp Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Posted April 17, 2012 one good thing about the pouring rain this morning was that with the carpet up I could see exactly where the water was getting into the footwell as i drove along. it's coming up through the small crack (almost in the middle of the pic), it's not running in from above or the side and building up there, everything around it is dry so the water must be coming in from somewhere and running down - behind the stuck on (orange) what i presume is sound proofing maybe? (behind the black tape and padding is all dry) or it is coming in from underneath somehow? obviously more water gets in when i drive it than if it's just parked but it does let some water in when it's stood still in the rain too
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