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ken
Agony Aunt - You have a car problem? Speak to Ken
Joined: March 6th, 2009, 1:40 am Posts: 3675
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 Re: Water in footwell
Doesn't seem to work quite like that with typical UK weather, unfortunately... Isn't that a UK registered car which you're working on? If it is, I guess you've spotted that over here, they seem to rust in places which never seem to suffer so badly when the cars stay 'at home' in France. ken 2CViking wrote: Carpet absorb the water, the heat from the firewall duct will evaporate and dry the carpet if you allow the airvent or side window open.
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February 4th, 2010, 1:35 am |
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Sean
Firing on two.
Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm Posts: 3684 Location: Ecosse
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 Re: Water in footwell
in reply to original post.... EVERYWHERE!  Sean
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February 4th, 2010, 8:37 am |
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2CViking
viking bastard
Joined: April 18th, 2009, 11:43 am Posts: 2424 Location: Meneac, Bretagne France
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 Re: Water in footwell
ken wrote: Doesn't seem to work quite like that with typical UK weather, unfortunately... Isn't that a UK registered car which you're working on? If it is, I guess you've spotted that over here, they seem to rust in places which never seem to suffer so badly when the cars stay 'at home' in France. ken 2CViking wrote: Carpet absorb the water, the heat from the firewall duct will evaporate and dry the carpet if you allow the airvent or side window open. Which one Ken, the beige or white 2cv? Well this is ''little britain'' (Brittany) and this area is similar to your neck of the woods. Damp most of the year so 2cvs here are just as rusted as the UK.
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February 4th, 2010, 11:25 am |
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EirikJ
Firing on two.
Joined: February 17th, 2009, 8:43 pm Posts: 567 Location: NOrWAY
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 Re: Water in footwell
Carpet is a good idea. Just get one that doesn't absorb much water, is "breathing" and dries quick! I bought one designed for outdoor use, outside houses and on small boats. If you hold it up against the sky, you can see light through it, so no water is getting trapped under it. It dries up trough the carpet. It is also soft and nice for you're feet when driving barefoot! (I do that allot in summer  ) Directly translated from the Norwegian word for this kind of carpet, we call it "Carpet grass" or "Balcony grass". I recommend it!  But after I repaired rust under the windscreen-rubber, the car is 100% waterproof. Absolutely no water is getting in when driving or parked, so the floor and carpet is always dry anyway. Carpets come in different colors, I'm getting a red one for my red'n white D*lly 
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February 5th, 2010, 1:53 am |
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Justint
Firing on two.
Joined: January 31st, 2010, 10:36 pm Posts: 313 Location: Norwich
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 Re: Water in footwell
I shall do my best to stop the water before I look at the carpet. It is just about the worst thing as I fear the rot. Will put newspaper in foot well to soak it up as am going on holiday for a week and can't stand the idea of a wet footwell for a week!
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February 5th, 2010, 11:31 am |
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2CViking
viking bastard
Joined: April 18th, 2009, 11:43 am Posts: 2424 Location: Meneac, Bretagne France
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That's the worth thing you kan do. It will stay wet forever. Get rid of everything, drill the holes in the floor and let it dry. No matter what you do, 2cv's will always take in water, so get used to it 
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February 5th, 2010, 11:49 am |
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Justint
Firing on two.
Joined: January 31st, 2010, 10:36 pm Posts: 313 Location: Norwich
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 Re: Water in footwell
The newspaper is a temp solution while I am on holiday. I will address the issue in full and correctly when I get back.
When I first got the car the driver side had water in the footwell, but I worked out that the roof was leaking and put a puncture repair on there, now the drivers side is bone dry.
Prob get a new roof anyway.
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February 5th, 2010, 1:48 pm |
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Russell
Firing on two.
Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm Posts: 9259 Location: West Sussex, U.K.
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If you're leaving the car then you're better off taking any carpets and mats out and leaving it bare, with a couple of drain holes. Putting newspaper onto it will keep it wet, and hold the water against the floor. Even a hot day won't dry it up. Unless you're leaving it a long time I'm sure it won't do it any harm, bit rest assured it isn't doing it any good.
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February 5th, 2010, 6:08 pm |
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Justint
Firing on two.
Joined: January 31st, 2010, 10:36 pm Posts: 313 Location: Norwich
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I need help!
Major water in footwell now and no idea where it is coming from!
I need a garage with some knowledge of 2cv's really.
Newspapers are soaking up the water and I remove them when they are fully wet and put a fresh newspaper/sponge in.
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February 16th, 2010, 4:30 pm |
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Russell
Firing on two.
Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm Posts: 9259 Location: West Sussex, U.K.
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You need to sit in the car with the mats, dash trim and seats out of it and get somebody to squirt a hose all over it. While they do that you can see where the water is coming in. Most likely wiper spindles, depending how good/bad the bodywork is, could be screen surround, bonnet hinge, vent flap...
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February 16th, 2010, 7:44 pm |
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