RE: Leak to Right Rear Floor in '87 Coupe GT

["Michael G. Wachholz" <mwachholz@m-c-r-inc.com>]

This sounds exactly like a similar problem I have had in a 84 Coupe GT, 86 
Anniversary 4KQ and my current vehicle, a 87 4KCSQ.

There is a drip tray under the dash on the passenger side that catches the 
condensation coming off the A/C condenser and routes the water to the 
outside of the vehicle.  It routes the water by way of a rubber gasket in 
the firewall.  What happens is the drip tray can become disconnected from 
the gasket, or the gasket and its molded-in evacuation tube can become 
plugged.  If either of these two situation occur the result is water 
running down the front of the passenger side footwell and subsequently 
pools in the lowest point, the right rear floor area.

The solution to this issue is to make certain the drip tray has a solidly 
fitted to the firewall gasket and that the gasket (on both sides of the 
firewall) is clear of all debris.

Hope this helps.

-----Original Message-----
From:	Cello and Lisa Souza [SMTP:marcello@erols.com]
Sent:	Wednesday, February 19, 1997 7:23 AM
To:	Robert E. Calem
Cc:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject:	Re: Leak to Right Rear Floor in '87 Coupe GT

At 06:53 PM 2/18/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks to everyone who gave me advice about the leak I still have. I
>checked the drainage holes in all four corners of the sunroof, and the
>water all exited at the bottom of the car. Next step is taking out the
>seats, lifting the carpet, and hosing the car.
>
>By the way, I discovered that the front passenger side carpet also is
>wet... the problem isn't isolated to the rear. So I'm assuming the
>problem originates somewhere up front.
>
>Any more thoughts, anyone???
>

Rob,
You may not want to hear this, but should check out:

I recently had my front windshield replaced in my '85 Coupe GT
(due to the difficulties of placing my bass amp in the car on my way
to rehearsal.....idiot).  And, when the glass was removed, we took off
the gasket and found a spot on the lower left corner (looking at the car
from the front) that had obviously been compromised.  It had a minor amount 
of rust and was showing signs of leaking, due to the dampness of the
insulation below the windshield on the firewall, and the carpet below.  So,
you may want to check your front windshield gasket.

Oh, and just so ya know, SWR bass cabinets don't fit in coupes...

Cello
'85 Coupe GT
'85 5ks
'96 A4q Sister's
'87 4ks Brother's