Well a chance to tell my Morgan story.
Was working on construction in Vancouver BC raining again wintertime. We were all very wet and very cold so they shut the job down at lunch time. Was touring home in said Moggie, with the heater(?) going full blast. Had my rain gear jacket on but was feeling very cold. There was a large puddle (small lake) so of course I had to race through the deepest part, whence I discovered that the wooden floor boards were not fastened down. Water was shooting up, up my nose up my shirt, inside my rain gear, up my vision and all the way up to the rag top. Water has a very unique property, it seeks its lowest level, after the water hit the lid, it all, yes every drop of it, cascaded down Niagara falls like, upon the head & face of our feckless hero. Now our really really cold hero, once he can see again, continues the drive home but avoiding where ever poss the puddles. A hot bath and warm libation took away the pain, but nothing will ever take away the memory. (absent old timers disease)
Tony.
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Alan Boucher <alstheone@...> wrote:
>
> On 8/22/2011 8:50 PM, behoppen@... wrote:
> >
> > Max that is smart. Of course I would not do it either :) Rogo
> >
> > Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > *From: * "max_stemple" <jasperezra@...>
> > *Sender: * diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > *Date: *Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:45:29 -0000
> > *To: *<diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
> > *ReplyTo: * diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > *Subject: *[diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : Footwell Water Collection
> >
> > One time I had a 1963 VW bug. It was rusted out behind the drivers
> > seat. One day I gave a girl a ride to work and she set her lunch
> > behind the drivers seat. When we got to work it was no where to be
> > found. I later turned that car into a German drain, sort of like a
> > French drain but a VW instead of a pit of rocks. Drill a hole in the
> > floor? Never. Not me. Max
> >
> > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:diesel_mercedes%40yahoogroups.com>, "Nate" <vwnate1@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Max ;
> > >
> > > I sure hope you're not suggesting he drill drain holes ! .
> > >
> > > That's the very worst solution as the open holes allow the
> > _inghress_ of water tossed up from the tires and so promote rusting
> > and ruination of the entire vehicle .
> > >
> > > Guess how I learned this 40 + years ago ? .
> > >
> > > I also learned the water is *very* elastic so the drain holes must
> > be much larger then you'd think , further negating their usefullness .
> > >
> > > -Nate
> > > (who must have really been beat , I not only missed my usual 04:00
> > wake up time , I slept until 07:30)
> > >
> > > Max wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Drill? Max
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> That all depends on what stage of technology you're dealing with.
> Morgan knew they couldn't keep water out of the top of their cars, so
> they made the floor boards loose enough for the water to run through.
> On the other hand I left my '63 Chrysler convertible with the top down
> during a rain storm and had to deal with 6" of water in the footwells.
> A little creativity can let you use holes in the floor. Fasten cup
> shaped cabinet handles or a similar shaped piece of metal with the open
> side towards the rear. This will deflect direct splash and form a
> reduced pressure area that will suck the water out. Admittedly it's not
> so efficient while backing up. Or, stop by you're nearest boat supply
> store and get a small bilge pump.
>
> Al Boucher
>
