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Old 09-02-2007, 11:57 PM
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Well today i noticed there is water in the passenger side floor from the a/c. what does this mean? I havent had time to look at it yet but will try to tomorow.
Old 09-03-2007, 12:00 AM
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Are you sure it's from the A/C? Any smell?
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My girlfriend has the same problem. I even by passed the heater core just to make sure it's not coming from that but I still have water from the air conditioning. It's just one more thing I got to fix.
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my buddy has a '02 firehawk that does this....i'm gonna keep an eye out for him in case someone figures this out...
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yea im sure its the a/c. it only does it when its on and its cool water and has not smell.
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I got water on the passenger side floor but I think it was coming from a rubber plug in the firewall that fell out.
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The VERY first thing I would check is the evaporator drain plug to be loose, misrouted, plugged, etc. It's the leading cause of this and is easy to check. Have had a few customer cars in the past with the same problem.
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If its clear water on the floor its condensation from the a/c. Like Black Bird says its the evaporator drain. Look outside the pass. firewall for a short rubber tube about 1/2 way down. Blow a little shop air, use a wire or a pipe cleaner in it. You'll dislodge a leaf or some crud and the water will then drain. Its why all cars with a/c leak water behind the r/f tire on a muggy day.
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^^^what he said, the same thing happened to me awhile back and all it took was some shop air
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-owners-newbie-tech/730709-c-leaking-inside-floorboard.html

go to that thread i started, had the same problem like he said just take a air gun to it and clear out the drain, in one post there is a pic showing where it is.
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Happened to me recently. Go under your car, locate a black resevior with a small hole in it to the right of your passenger side cat (thats where it was on my car at least). My drain hole was clogged with dirt so I stuck a wire up into it and cleared it out. dont stick too far though, might damage something. Hope this helps
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get your local mechanic to lift her up and use an airgun to loosen the gunk that is clogging your drain. Then watch it rain.
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got up under it today and got it all cleaned out. thanks guys for the info.
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no prob i felt your pain also 6 months ago
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this helped me out to same problem but different vehicle




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