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Old 07-06-02, 07:36 PM
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Any advice on clearing water drain holes?

Ok, first off, I'm not sure how many holes we have to disperse collected water but I am primarily concerned with the sunroof and hatchback for the moment. Any idea what I can stick/force through there to open up the debris that is slowing or clogging those holes? Also, are there any other major areas that I need to be concerned about water storing up. There are no leaks into the cabin, but what about under the front fenders or inside the doors?

TIA!

Forgot, what about rust treatments? There are rust sprays that are supposed to neutralize rust. Think they work?


PS, coat hanger, won't that scrape off paint and make the tunnels suseptible to rust?

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I think most people recommend a coat hanger, and I remember seeing Mike recommend a length of 10 or 12 guage stereo power cable.
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You can also try compressed air.
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Yeah you can use thick stranded 10 awg or 8 awg power cable.. The thin stranded stuff isnt quite rigid enough...

Coat hanger might like to poke through worn out hose

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I'm with Pele on this one. Compressed air does the job just fine. The nozzle I have is a cone shape that creates an air tight seal at the top of the drain and forces all the junk out. try it, it works great on both the sunroof and hatch drains.
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I used a water hose and shove d the nozzle into the hole and just sprayed the crap out of it . the only problen is you get a little of the spray inside the car but there wasnt anything in it at the time so I didnt have to worry

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