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[lcgtr1970]

hi all.
well i want to check and see if the pipes that drain water from the plenum? chamber are blocked up coz water leaks in on the passenger floor when it rains hard.
just want to know...do i have to take off the scuttle panel to do this?
if so how do i do it?
if not how do i clear out the pipe?
cheers

[Statler]

You can unplug the drain pipe from the plenum, but it is a mongrel of a job. Theoretically, they should pull off, but seldom they do!
Once you get them off, you can feel up the hole with your finger for any debris.
If you find some, then i suggest you remove the wiper panel for a clean out.
To remove it, first remove the wiper arms, then undo all the screws in the engine bay. Usually these are sealed, so you need to break the seal. Lifting it gently from the enginebay side will do the trick.
Be carefull not to lift it too high, as it wont clear the wiper motor.

Once the seal is broken, lift the outside corners [in engine bay], then slide a finger up toward the windscreen. All you are trying to do at this stage is lift the tabs out. [tabs go along just forward of the screen, or along the top edge of the scuttle panel.
Usually, once the outside 2 tabs 'pop', you can slide the finger along & the rest will follow.

If you put a bucket under the drain pipes, you can flush the plenum chamber out.
Dont forget to poke the hose in the drain pipes also.
Hope that helps.

[lcgtr1970]

think about blocking off the holes with flyscreen or something. i have shadecloth stuck in there just under the scuttle with a gap fpr the wiper and it works a treat to stop leaves gettinin. im so used to removing the scuttle panel i can do it like 10 seconds now lol

thats a good idea....dont want to drive to wagga and do mine for me do ya?

[lcgtr1970]

its an lx...youre not irish are you???lol...we had a few irish fellows live next door to us that worked on the hume...tried picking my sister up one night..lol...
how long were you here for?