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If you find
water leaking in the car there is more
than an even chance it will be because
the rear hatch drain holes are blocked.
This will be for the simple
reason, they are made from steel (eh?),
yup they made them from steel and they
rust into nothingness, damage the
fibreglass, the hoses fall off and the
holes block resulting in wetness in the
boot area and even water running up the
boot and ending up in the rear seat well.
And here is the solution.
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Cut
yourself some 50mm (2") -
10mm copper pipe chunks and splay
the ends out a little.
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A
blunt drill may be the solution
you are after here, but some
pressure is required. this is how
I did it.
This
would be a 'centre' drill (I
think) run quite slowly and with
lots of pressure, the end result
is exactly what you would not
want to happen in an engineering
sense, the metal distorts into a
funnel shape - just right.
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Drill
out most of the old drain channel
with a slightly undersize drill
and then knock the remains out
with a small hammer and punch.
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Glue
the new drain in with some resin
(or Araldite). Let it cure for a
day or two then fit the internal
pipe for that 'job well done'
instant low cost gratification
feeling.
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Dontchya' just love it.
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