Water Leak Issues: Dealership fixes?
05-22-2008, 11:36 AM
#41
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Location: NW Arkansas
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RE: Water Leak Issues: Dealership fixes?
ORIGINAL: richmod
Dude, don't do that! You'll just make it easy for them to deny the warranty work because your altered the car. Even if they do the work, if they can't fix it they'll just blame it on your newly created hole (man, that doesn't sound right).
ORIGINAL: Rt1Rebel
I'm thinking that if I have a leak, I will drill some drain holes in the floor while I wait for them to figure it out, if Ican't stop it from coming in, at least I can make it easy to get back out....
I'm thinking that if I have a leak, I will drill some drain holes in the floor while I wait for them to figure it out, if Ican't stop it from coming in, at least I can make it easy to get back out....
and promote rust and allow water to enter thru the holes as well
as letting it drain. Either way, you have a soaked pad and wet carpet.
05-22-2008, 11:44 AM
#42
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Location: NW Arkansas
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RE: Water Leak Issues: Dealership fixes?
ORIGINAL: richmod
What type of water sensor and how much was it?
ORIGINAL: 157db
I ended up putting a water sensor under the
carpet/pad right in front of the passengers seat
so I will know for sure if any unseen leakage is occuring.
I ended up putting a water sensor under the
carpet/pad right in front of the passengers seat
so I will know for sure if any unseen leakage is occuring.
I used some copper clad board and etched it in a spiral pattern
then hooked it up to a basic resistance bridge circuit. If the sensor
gets wet, the resistance changes, upsets the apple cart, and the
beeper goes off. I only sense when the key is on.
They are available as a kit for the hobbiest beginner in electroics.
Rainbow kits is one brand.
Their kituses a 741 OP AMP instead of a resistance bridge.
http://www.rainbowkits.com/kits/kits4.html
http://www.rainbowkits.com/kits/wa-2p.html
$17.95
05-22-2008, 12:40 PM
#43
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NC
Posts: 1,138
RE: Water Leak Issues: Dealership fixes?
ORIGINAL: 157db
It was a homemade water sensor.
I used some copper clad board and etched it in a spiral pattern
then hooked it up to a basic resistance bridge circuit. If the sensor
gets wet, the resistance changes, upsets the apple cart, and the
beeper goes off. I only sense when the key is on.
They are available as a kit for the hobbiest beginner in electroics.
Rainbow kits is one brand.
Their kituses a 741 OP AMP instead of a resistance bridge.
http://www.rainbowkits.com/kits/kits4.html
http://www.rainbowkits.com/kits/wa-2p.html
$17.95
ORIGINAL: richmod
What type of water sensor and how much was it?
ORIGINAL: 157db
I ended up putting a water sensor under the
carpet/pad right in front of the passengers seat
so I will know for sure if any unseen leakage is occuring.
I ended up putting a water sensor under the
carpet/pad right in front of the passengers seat
so I will know for sure if any unseen leakage is occuring.
I used some copper clad board and etched it in a spiral pattern
then hooked it up to a basic resistance bridge circuit. If the sensor
gets wet, the resistance changes, upsets the apple cart, and the
beeper goes off. I only sense when the key is on.
They are available as a kit for the hobbiest beginner in electroics.
Rainbow kits is one brand.
Their kituses a 741 OP AMP instead of a resistance bridge.
http://www.rainbowkits.com/kits/kits4.html
http://www.rainbowkits.com/kits/wa-2p.html
$17.95
05-22-2008, 02:46 PM
#45
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: DE
Posts: 550
RE: Water Leak Issues: Dealership fixes?
ORIGINAL: torch red
Holy crap...I feel for all you guys having these issues..its time for a TSB..
Glad i dont drive my car in the rain..[
]..good luck..
I think its time to get i higher up then a service manager envolved..
Holy crap...I feel for all you guys having these issues..its time for a TSB..
Glad i dont drive my car in the rain..[
]..good luck..I think its time to get i higher up then a service manager envolved..
05-23-2008, 03:31 PM
#46
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: NW Arkansas
Posts: 13,322
RE: Water Leak Issues: Dealership fixes?
ORIGINAL: richmod
What are you using as a power source? The kit says that it comes with a wall transformer.
ORIGINAL: 157db
It was a homemade water sensor.
I used some copper clad board and etched it in a spiral pattern
then hooked it up to a basic resistance bridge circuit. If the sensor
gets wet, the resistance changes, upsets the apple cart, and the
beeper goes off. I only sense when the key is on.
They are available as a kit for the hobbiest beginner in electroics.
Rainbow kits is one brand.
Their kituses a 741 OP AMP instead of a resistance bridge.
http://www.rainbowkits.com/kits/kits4.html
http://www.rainbowkits.com/kits/wa-2p.html
$17.95
ORIGINAL: richmod
What type of water sensor and how much was it?
ORIGINAL: 157db
I ended up putting a water sensor under the
carpet/pad right in front of the passengers seat
so I will know for sure if any unseen leakage is occuring.
I ended up putting a water sensor under the
carpet/pad right in front of the passengers seat
so I will know for sure if any unseen leakage is occuring.
I used some copper clad board and etched it in a spiral pattern
then hooked it up to a basic resistance bridge circuit. If the sensor
gets wet, the resistance changes, upsets the apple cart, and the
beeper goes off. I only sense when the key is on.
They are available as a kit for the hobbiest beginner in electroics.
Rainbow kits is one brand.
Their kituses a 741 OP AMP instead of a resistance bridge.
http://www.rainbowkits.com/kits/kits4.html
http://www.rainbowkits.com/kits/wa-2p.html
$17.95
It isbasically onwhenever the radio and windows work.
The wall transformer converts 120 Volts AC to 12 Volts DC
so I didnt use a transformer as there is no 120 Volts AC
anywhere in my stang but 12 Volts DC is readily available.
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