Off to the friendly parts store I go. I'll let you all know if I find any
remotely practical solutions.
If I was ever planning on selling my car, thus becoming a "PO", I would
quit whining about finding a practical solution and instead use my great
artistic abililties and fashion a drain hose contraption out of bondo, duct
tape, and brillo pads! <g>
Nathan
> You muttered:
> > While stripping my engine bay to prep and paint, I found that the hose
that
> > drains the vent area, in front of the windshield, was dry rotted and
torn.
>
> The dealer just chuckles when I ask about this hose...
> I'm using a piece of aluminum 'pre-heat' hose - the stuff that goes from
> the shroud around the exhaust manifold up to the air cleaner on
> smog-controlled cars. Couldn't find any small enough diameter-wise,
> so I folded a crease lengthwise and crushed it into kinda a 'U' shape
> to get it thru the firewall hole. Hey, it works...
>
> Let me know if you find a suitable radiator hose. That's actually what
> the dealer recommended I look for!
>
> -- John
> John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
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