Re: [diesel_mercedes] What dumps water on the right-rear floorboard?

 

I don't think it's a rust hole, and it is wet under the pad in the front
pass side, so most likely one of the drains.

Thanks

Rob

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On 1/15/19 9:10 PM, Stan George ssgkag@frontier.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
>      Steve wrote this a few years ago.
>
>
> OK, listen real careful. I'm on my 9th Mercedes 123 bodystyle
> and every single one has had a leak of some kind when I first bought
> them. So here's the ones I've found so far in my experience:
>
> 1. Sunroof. Most common. Usually clogged drain holes in the top like
> the other guys have mentioned. Prone b/c of leaves, straw, etc
> getting there and people not cleaning them out. You can tell real
> quick by watering down the sunroof (open or closed) and if it's
> clogged, the water will back up and then drain unseen down the front
> pillars and appear in your floorboards.
> 2. A/C drain plug. All cars have these, and if they get clogged with
> debris, then the water coming off your A/C evaporator will pool up
> and then leak inside. THIS INCLUDES IF YOU'RE USING THE DEFROST
> CYCLE in winter  b/c the A/C is still condensing the moisture in the
> air.  I just cleaned mine out by taking out the blower motor and
> spraying a hose inside. It should drain out the middle of the car
> just above the tranny. You can also go underneath the car and take
> an air hose and shoot it out. But be careful...mine was made of foam
> and so are most of the mid-80's Mercedes diesels.
> 3. Battery tray rot: Sometimes the battery acid will eat a hole just
> below the battery tray all the way through to the inside. Spray the
> battery tray and look inside.
> 4. Leaky windsheild: A little harder to diagnose since it's such a
> big surface area. Start with the others first and then elimate which
> ones don't leak.
>      Leaks will start in the front and then slosh to the back.
> That's also why almost every Benz I've bought is missing the rear
> floor mats. I've never had problems with the back drains.
>
> Steve
>

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