Power Antenna Drain Tube Goes Where?
03-29-17, 04:00 AM
#26
Toruki - yep - this is the HATCH drain set-up on my SA as well. No connection to the antenna motor tho, as you prob saw. Both these lines can easily be visually traced (or with your hands if you stick them in to the inner fender behind the hatch interior rear panel) up to the underside of the rear-most hatch-gutter where they press on to metal drain pipettes at each corner. Same ones you see from above with the hatch open...
Beginning to think maybe Mazda never DID run the antenna drain anywhere? seems a bizarre omission!
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska
Beginning to think maybe Mazda never DID run the antenna drain anywhere? seems a bizarre omission!
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska
04-14-17, 08:46 AM
#27
Rotary Enthusiast
Thread Starter
To follow up on my earlier note - I now recall I PUT A HOLE in the rubber grommet to run the drain line into it. So I cannot (or shouldn't) leave the impression this is the "factory" application. But at least on my (SA) RX, with rear bumper removed, I have NO hole/outlet where I could have run the drain hose. would love to see a photo of this.
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska
One helpful person recommended a T connection into the hatch drain. I looked into it but the relative heights don't work, and there would be pooling in the line and the possibility of backflow into the antenna drain.
Also, the car really pulls much harder now
