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Old May 17, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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i just did an oil change and put in new plugs(HOLY MOLY HARD) and went for a test drive. runs way better BUT i had water leaking into my passenger floorboard. its 2 hot to look at it right now so i shopvaced the water up and ima let it sit for a few hours. any thought on what i might have jared loose during my number 8 plug change. i figure thats what caused it beings it has caused me so much trouble today haha
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Old May 17, 2009 | 08:52 PM
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oh btw i WAS using the A/C. hot as ***** right now
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Old May 17, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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its ur ac unit under pass side think u may need to replace it
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Old May 17, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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Heater core
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Old May 17, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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sounds like the heater core to me. i just replaced mine and it was pretty simple really.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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how did it just break like that tho. never had a problem before the plug swap. any1 know of a good write up on heater core replacments?
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Old May 17, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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so i reset my engine light and started it up and ran the a/c for a few minutes and no water came out. mayby the guy that was siting in that seat pee'd himself haha. ima change out my window motor and make a gas/ car wash run tonight so ill check it again then
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Old May 17, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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The A/C drain is plugged. Easy fix, search for it on here. I had the same problem about two years ago.
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any tip for first time spark plug change here ? thanks
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Old May 17, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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any tip for first time spark plug change here ? thanks
ya. just buy a new car haha. seriously tho the drivers side was easy. passenger side sucked. i removed the first 3 coils and that air thingy and had plenty of room for the front 3 plugs. the last one #8 was very hard. i went from uner the car and used about a foot and a half of extensions and 2 swivels. my arms look like ground beef. you might have better luck if you have smaller hands. mine are 10 1/2 inch pinky to thumb so i had trouble


The A/C drain is plugged. Easy fix, search for it on here. I had the same problem about two years ago.

that sounds more like it. a heater core would leak coolant. this was cold odorless water leaking. i did have to pull a line out of the way to unstick my hand after tighting a plug. after the water spill i pushed it back in place. mayby that was it. I HOPE
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the a/c drain is plugged. Easy fix, search for it on here. I had the same problem about two years ago.
Quite Possible.....or...Core.
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Old May 18, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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i been driving it around with a/c on full and it hasnt leaked any water since i pushed all them hoses back in place. i probly pinched it wile getting manhandled by #8 plug. thanx for all the help guys
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ok, I have the same prob, but where is the A/C Drain plug on my 02 firebird?
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ok, I have the same prob, but where is the A/C Drain plug on my 02 firebird?
Its a pain to find, but you have to access it from under the car on the passenger side. Follow the firewall and you will see a black box with a small hole in it. Gently poke something in there to dislodge whatever is in there. Run a search on here to find more info on it.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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I tried the search but comming up with neg results..... I looked for it on the firewall but cant find the damn thing. I am about to deploy and leave the car in storage for a year and need to get it fixed... any other ref in locating the drain, thanks for the help _JB_
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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Got it! Thanks for the help JB. As soon as I poked at it, the drain was open.
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Got it! Thanks for the help JB. As soon as I poked at it, the drain was open.
No problemo! Good to hear you got it fixed!
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