Miata Mailing List: November 1998, Message #531

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Previously on HELP, brad lawler <blawler1998@VAX2.WINONA.MSUS.EDU> said...

> I went out to my car today after the rain and snow stopped, and tried to
> unplug the holes at the bottom of the door.  They where not plugged up. 
I
> did find water coming in by the side of the dash board though.  Has any
one
> had water come in around the top of the front part of the doors, not the
> windows just the door.  The windows are completely dry, but the water
has
> run behind  the door panel from the inside to the speaker, then back
out, I
> think.

We've not mentioned the front windshield drains yet, so here goes:

There is a drain that runs through the middle of the weatherstripping on
the car at the front of the door.  Drop the top, open the door and look at
the top outside corner of the windshield header.  You will see a cup-like
piece of rubber that becomes a weatherstrip piece and runs down the height
of the door.  There is a hole in the middle of this piece that channels
water from the windshield header down and dumps it out under the door.  It
is possible that this has become clogged.  To unclog, you will need a coat
hanger unbent to form a straight wire.  Be CAREFUL as you poke this down
the hole, as you don't want to get it on an angle and poke through the
weatherstripping.

The other possibility is that someone already poked a hole in it and
that's where the water is coming from, although I can't see how it would
be getting into the door.  Is your car parked on a funny angle or
something?

	-John

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John Freas (jfreas@earthlink.net)
Red '90 Base-ish #7690
Birmingham, AL
Team LS1, SP, the Gap...
Team dlralt, PBC, Roebuck, Voodoo...
"I have no idea what those dimple things on the windshield frame are for."
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