Miata Mailing List: August 1998, Message #107

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Jay,
The A/C generates a lot of water from condensation.  There's a drain hose
that goes from a pan under the glove box to the outside of the car.  Stand
on your head in the footwell and you can't miss it.  That drain is most
likely clogged.  Yank the hose off the pan and pull it out of the hole in
the footwell.  Clean out the hose if it is clogged.  If not, get a piece of
wire or a pipe cleaner and stick it up in the hose fitting on the bottom of
the pan.  A lot of water should come out and hit you in the face.  I did
this in my friend's car and the problem went away.

Hope this helps,
Kevin Morrison and Spider, '94R+
Tampa, Florida, and other places...
kevin@sunriders.com
http://www.sunriders.com
http://www.mx5.net


-----Original Message-----
From: Jay738P@aol.com <Jay738P@aol.com>


>Hi gang..I'm sure that someone on the list has had this problem. The other
day
>we were taking a left turn up a slight incline and water began to pour down
on
>my passenger's feet. The weather was warm and dry, top down, AC on.
>This afternoon I tried to find the source of the waterfall. I took out the
>glove box but found no obvious points of entry. I then removed the
connecting
>strap that holds the heater fan to the black box (Heat exchanger?) next to
it
>and found that the foam on the band was damp but didn't find any sign of
water
>inside the housing. I put it all back together and took her for a short
ride.
>About a half hour later, the waterfall was back! Any ideas on what to do
>(other than supplying my passenger with soap and a towel) would be
>appreciated! (I checked the Archives but didn't find anything about this
>problem.)
>TIA
>Jay & Mimi
>91 red
>
>