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Old 10-19-2012, 02:49 PM   #1
san rensho
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Clean those chassis drains early and often

My car was out in a torrential rainstorm today. When I get into the car and reach for a magazine I had put behind the passenger seat, its soaked. Not surprising since theres about an inch of standing water there. So I drive home, put the top in service mode and sure enough, the main drain on the passenger side is full of leaves and what feels like mulch, from decomposed crud. So I check out all the other drains and theres crud in all of them,but no others are clogged.

I used a hose to flush all of the drains and followed with a bicycle brake cable to roto router the drains to make sure they were clear.

Well, I learned a lesson, even though I clean the drains at least twice a year I guess I have to do it more often, even though I rarely park where the car is exposed to leaves.


So, how do I dry out the carpet and has it done any damage?
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