On Sun, 1 Jun 1997, scott suhring wrote:
> While finishing up the final touches of the work
> being done in shop, came accross a question with
> the mechanic I'd appreciate help with.
>
> There are drain hoses inside each of the
> bulkheads (left and right) in my '70 TR6. We
> replaced both bulkheads (originals rusted out), but
> there doesn't seem to be any place for the drain
> hoses to drain? Toni (Mt Joy Auto Works) is
> inclined to install a hole in the bulkhead, put a
> nipple on the inbside and attach the drain hose to
> this.
>
> Are we missing something here? No reference in the
> Bently or the parts catelogs as to how these hoses
> were to drain from inside the bulkhead.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Scott Suhring
> Elizabethtown, PA
> '70 TR6
>
I saw a good solution to this problem last year. A TR6 owner had extended
the original hoses and directed them out through a hole in the front
fender closing plates. The original design allowed water to flow down to
the front inner sill under the fender, causing eventual rust.
Robert Carley
73 TR6 - trying to make body panels fit.
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