Miata Mailing List: May 1998, Message #292

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Do you have A/C?

I had a problem similar to this last year that ended up being a clogged
A/C drain. The A/C sits right behind the glove box and has a drain that
runs throught the transmission tunnel to allow run off of condensation.
You can look up under the glove box area and should see the A/C water
pan and a black hose running to the transmission tunnel. Just pull the
drain hose off, no clamps on it or anything, and out of the transmission
tunnel and clean it out. I had a tone of nasty stuff in mine.

BE PREPARED THOUGH! Have towels in the passenger side floor board as a
lot of water will likely come out of the A/C drain pan.

Hope this helps.

Ryles Dodd wrote:
> 
> I have a 90A with an unusual problem.  Any advice would be greatly
> appreciated.
> It seems I have a large amount of water below the passenger side floor.
>  I can't seem to locate exactly where it is but when I stop or accelerate
> it sounds like I have a small bathtub full of water down there.  I can't
> seem to figure out where the water is, how it got in there, or how to get
> it out (main priority now).
> 
> I have a small tear in the "B-pillar" area of the top.  Been there a
> while and I've never had this problem before.  Problem occurred after a
> heavy overnight storm.  I found a plug under the rocker panel.  Pushed
> the plug in and a small amount (1 pint or so) of water came out.  Not
> near the mother load that is still in there though.
> 
> One other weird symptom, if I accelerate in a left and turn and then
> brake, water comes down from behind the glove box and drips in the
> passenger footwell area.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ryles
> Ryles@loho.com

-- 
Ron Allison
'90A White
miata@oneplace.com