water found on rear floor behind driver

[mat231v6]

ChrisChow i just realized who you are you have the twin turbo gn. your car is sweet. love your vids on youtube. sorry for the extra post.

 

[Sam Colalillo]

Driver side rear upper glass has a tendancy to leak there. Pulled enough rear windows to see rust up behind there.

That is were our car was leaking at.


This is gonna sound crazy!!
Here is a process to find an air or water leak.

Remove the blower moor from your car. open all the inside vents, roll up all the windows. Get a bucket of really sudy water.

Rig up a plate to cover the hole the blower motor was in using aluminum, wood, stiff card board, ECT. Put a hole big enough into the center of this plate large enough to stick your leaf blower into.

Using duct tape affix this plate over the opening the blower motor was removed from. Next plumb the leaf blower into the hole in the plate.

Then cover the car with the sudsy water.

Now it is time to turn on the leaf blower and watch were all the bubles form, showing where all the leaks in the car are.

You will be amazed.

told I was going to sound crazy

 

[Bruce Urie]

That is were our car was leaking at.


This is gonna sound crazy!!
Here is a process to find an air or water leak.

Remove the blower moor from your car. open all the inside vents, roll up all the windows. Get a bucket of really sudy water.

Rig up a plate to cover the hole the blower motor was in using aluminum, wood, stiff card board, ECT. Put a hole big enough into the center of this plate large enough to stick your leaf blower into.

Using duct tape affix this plate over the opening the blower motor was removed from. Next plumb the leaf blower into the hole in the plate.

Then cover the car with the sudsy water.

Now it is time to turn on the leaf blower and watch were all the bubles form, showing where all the leaks in the car are.

You will be amazed.

told I was going to sound crazy

Sam, not crazy...brilliant! Similar to the methods of finding air leaks in homes. Really a damn good idea. So simple, it's brilliant. I will definately try this in the future.

Bruce '87 Grand National

 

[Bruce Urie]

Time to break out the hose
Thank you for the tip.

You're welcome, Chris. But don't forget all the other suggestions here in areas to look for, as they speak from experience. I'm sure after all this you'll definately find your leak. Consider Sam's idea, too. Looks foolproof. Plus, a surefire way of getting all the mice out. But watch out if you have a "trunkmoney" lurking in there.


Bruce '87 Grand National

 

[Bruce Urie]

Im dealing with this as well. I've got a hard top car. I went through and double sealed my quarter glass with weather stripping tape. I was amazed at how much this cut down interior noise as well... I got the thinnest self adhesive weather stripping tape i could find which I think was roughly 1/4 thick.

I believe the proper stuff for sealing up the glass is butyl tape. I had a rough time finding it, so I improvised and my solution has seemed to work well.

Adam, where did you find this thin self adhesive weatherstrip tape? Could use some myself.

Butyl tape is getting kind of hard to find, as most cars today use the adhesive from a tube that you apply with a caulk gun. I did the windows in my Vettes with butyl tape, worked wonderful, but can't find it anymore. They came in different thicknesses.

Bruce '87 Grand National