80 series holding water

[Mid73]

After the nice weather in sydney on sunday my 80 is holding water somewhere i can here it slosh about when i brack.
Is there any place that 80's normally hold water as i want to get rid of it.

[trains]

Ive come across several vehicles that have done this.

Brake, and you hear the water slosh around, if your lucky, your feet get soaking wet.

Check the sill panel drains.
Get a med sized zip tie, and poke it in the gaps to make sure there not blocked.

That would be my first place to look.

Let us know what you find.

T

[rowenb]

My rear quarters get wet because the rear split windows let water in in heavy rain. Not sure if you,ve got these but they also have a crome strip below it that also lets water in where it clips to the body. Bit of silicone will fix that. Definately check for mud and sand build up where water should be getting out. My rear quarters had their fair share when i checked. My roof also holds water after rain that comes out when you go round a corner, you end up with water in your lap, nice hey. Any one out there heard of this one? I,ve been told by the blokes who replaced the windscreen that it gets in along the gutters above the doors.

[dow50r]

Davo....
Its the sills, from the rear window chrome strip leaking or the windscreen. Easiest way to stop it is to pull the bungs out and leave out....check also the www.lcool.org site for the rust catcher section...and remove those plugs too.
Otherwise, have a great time in the 80

[geoff70]

my sahara was filling the cab when i first got it, took ages to track down the leak, i did find it , the sun roof was the problem . sum1 had painted the car and left a heap of dust in the drain holes then painted over them. blew the holes out havent had a problem since,, geoff

[Mid73]

Found out where the water was, it was in the sills and there was a crap load too have left the bungs out will have to work out why it filled up now.

[rowenb]

Davo....
Its the sills, from the rear window chrome strip leaking or the windscreen. Easiest way to stop it is to pull the bungs out and leave out....check also the www.lcool.org site for the rust catcher section...and remove those plugs too.
Otherwise, have a great time in the 80

Couldn't be getting in around the windscreen rubber because i had a go at the blokes who changed it so they pulled it out and put a shit load of goop in the seal. Enough to be spilling out and me having to keep cleaning it off after 3months. I think my problem is the seal on the roof gutters, it's old and cracked and water is seaping in and sitting along the top of the windscreen. Great spot for rust hey.

[80's_delirious]

Found out where the water was, it was in the sills and there was a crap load too have left the bungs out will have to work out why it filled up now.

near the bungs there is little drain holes on the lowest seam of the sills, use a small flat blade screw driver to clean out the crud, I opened them up a little wider with some gentle leverage while I was at it, this should let them drain no problem, leave the bungs in to keep mud out

there is similar drains on the bottom edge of doors too.

as for why water gets in? its a car, they arent water proof, as long as it can drain away it wont be a problem.

[trains]

Found out where the water was, it was in the sills and there was a crap load too have left the bungs out will have to work out why it filled up now.

Give it a good rinse out with the hose, and unblock the drains till they run clear.

T

[crankycruiser]

in the door sills or in the sills behind the rear tyres...

or maybe the drains are blocked in the doors?

[TWITCHIN]

Yep this is the exact same thing that happened in my 80, ended up being the drivers side sill was choka blok full of water, just pop ya bungs out and you will be very suprised how much comes out, i was like .
i just leave mine out now, couldnt really care no more .

[DIRTY ROCK STAR]

yeah my old 80 did the same.
thank christ my new one hasnt yet.

think of it as a positive, if your stuck in the desert you can survive off that water???

[Mid73]

Finally had time to have at look at over the weekend, i cleaned out the drain holes and opened the out a bit too, all the door drain holes where fine only the rear door where block but are all cleaned out now