Justin,
There are drain slots as I've described, but maybe my recollection
about location was flawed. Another reader said these are between the
front wing and rocker, rather than between the inner sill and rocker.
I have not looked back under my car to confirm the location. I can recall
sticking a knife blade through the slot to check for obstruction, but
can't clearly recall the exact location.
Look on the outer sill bottom seam approximately under the door hinges
for the slot I described. If the other writer is correct, they will be
forward of the door hinge line several inches, between the front wing
and (the sill?), rather than between inner and outer sills.
Sorry about the uncertainty of location (indicated by a question mark in the
original
post), but I wrote without an opportunity to confirm the exact location by
looking at the car.
Regards,
Ray
--- On Wed, 09 Dec 1998 18:58:46 -0800 jmwagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
wrote:
>What drain holes are you talking about? I've had TR 4A's since 1977... and
>I'm
>confused. Where?
>(there are drain holes, but I"m really confused about what you're describing.)
>
>--Justin
>
>r-james@tamu.edu wrote:
>
>> Brad Kahle asks if there are any drain holes in TR-4 rocker panels.
>>
>> I think mine (1967 TR-4A IRS) has drains. These are not punched holes,
>> but small slots formed at the lip between the outer sill and (inner sill?).
>The
>> lip at the bottom consists of two parallel vertical sheets, and one of them
>> is formed to make a drain "slot"
>>
>> Viewing the seam from the bottom (or top), you would see:
>>
>> inner
>> ___________________
>> ____ _____
>> \________/
>>
>> outer (I think)
>>
>> It's been a while since I looked at them, but I'm pretty sure they are there
>> as I describe. You can insert a thin knife blade (or hacksaw blade) up into
>them
>> for cleaning, I suppose. I expect they are easily plugged up with the stuff
>that
>> "grows" inside the sill cavity.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ray
>>
>> -------------------------------------
>> Ray W. James, P.E., Ph.D.
>> Texas Transportation Institute
>> Civil Engineering Department
>> Texas A&M University
>> College Station, TX 77843
>> Phone (409)845-7436; Fax (409)845-3410
>> E-mail: r-james@tamu.edu
>> Date: 12/9/98 Time: 2:22:01 PM
>> -------------------------------------
>
>
>
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Ray W. James, P.E., Ph.D.
Texas Transportation Institute
Civil Engineering Department
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
Phone (409)845-7436; Fax (409)845-3410
E-mail: r-james@tamu.edu
Date: 12/10/98 Time: 8:26:09 AM
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