Date:         Thu, 4 Dec 1997 13:58:40 -0600
Reply-To:     Patrick Larsen <pll@UNLINFO.UNL.EDU>
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From:         Patrick Larsen <pll@UNLINFO.UNL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: wet carpeting
Comments: To: Larry Carter <lcarter@COWICHAN.COM>
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Larry,
        There are a couple possibilities which might explain your wet carpet. One,
it could be the windshield washer fluid. Lift the section or flap of carpet
over the washer reservoir and maybe you will be able to tell if it has been
leaking. If it is only the drivers side that is wet, there is a good chance
this is your problem.
        Another possibility is a leaking windshield seal. Has it been raining alot
where you live? This happened to me and the result was a small puddle of
water on the drivers side floormat every time it rained.
        I suppose another possibility would be coolant from a leaking front heater
core. I think the best thing to do would be to sop up some of the moisture
with a white paper towel and check the color/smell of the liquid. This
should give the source away.

Good luck,
Pat

At 09:29 AM 12/4/97 +0000, Larry Carter wrote:
>Hello;  Now that winter has arrived, a few new "peculiarities" have
>surfaced.  The carpeting in front of the drivers seat seems to be wet all
>the time.  I can't tell if it's coolant or winshield washer anti-freeze,
>but I do recall something in the acrhives about wet carpeting and over
>filling the w/s washer tank.
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Patrick L. Larsen
Water Center/Environmental Programs
University of Nebraska
http://www.uvm.edu/~plarsen/pat.html
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