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I would be obliged for any advice on stopping rain-water getting inside my Hunter via the heater fan-motor area. Following a recent shower, I discovered a wet patch on my carpet roughly where my left foot would be when at rest between the clutch pedal and seat.
Our cars are not great at keeping the rain out, but this was the first occurrence of this type to mess up the carpet and wanted to make it the last. I removed the bonnet and the black fibreglass cover over the fan motor (see photo), cleaned up loads of leaves and other detritus while I was at it.
I checked for tightness the bolt-heads holding down the motor, and others bolts nearby, and submerged them in outdoor-quality sealant. It appeared to be me that once rain-water had entered the trough in which the motor was situated, there was no escape route at all. When I finally replace the fibre-glass cover over the fan-motor, I will apply more sealant on threads and heads of the securing bolts.
I had thoughts of drilling several holes along the bottom of the aluminium strip separating the battery from the fan-motor, and maybe this would suffice to allow the water to escape into the engine bay. Has anybody suffered this particular problem and found a cure? Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Cheers
Mike
I would be obliged for any advice on stopping rain-water getting inside my Hunter via the heater fan-motor area. Following a recent shower, I discovered a wet patch on my carpet roughly where my left foot would be when at rest between the clutch pedal and seat.
Our cars are not great at keeping the rain out, but this was the first occurrence of this type to mess up the carpet and wanted to make it the last. I removed the bonnet and the black fibreglass cover over the fan motor (see photo), cleaned up loads of leaves and other detritus while I was at it.
I checked for tightness the bolt-heads holding down the motor, and others bolts nearby, and submerged them in outdoor-quality sealant. It appeared to be me that once rain-water had entered the trough in which the motor was situated, there was no escape route at all. When I finally replace the fibre-glass cover over the fan-motor, I will apply more sealant on threads and heads of the securing bolts.
I had thoughts of drilling several holes along the bottom of the aluminium strip separating the battery from the fan-motor, and maybe this would suffice to allow the water to escape into the engine bay. Has anybody suffered this particular problem and found a cure? Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Cheers
Mike
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