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I heard water sloshing around in the trunk of my 66 Dart, and discovered it down in the left side behind the tire. Iam still not sure how the water is getting in there, but I went under and pulled the cap and about a gallon of rusty water poured out. I live in New Orleans and it rains hard at least once a day, so I would like to be able to leave the cap off. However, is this dangerous to do? I mean with exhaust fumes and such, can they come up through there>into the trunk>and on into the interior of the car? I just worry, because my daughter is in the car a lot.

Thanks for any information,

Aggronaut

Author:	Aggronaut [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:50 pm ]
Post subject:	water in rear wheel well
I heard water sloshing around in the trunk of my 66 Dart, and discovered it down in the left side behind the tire. Iam still not sure how the water is getting in there, but I went under and pulled the cap and about a gallon of rusty water poured out. I live in New Orleans and it rains hard at least once a day, so I would like to be able to leave the cap off. However, is this dangerous to do? I mean with exhaust fumes and such, can they come up through there>into the trunk>and on into the interior of the car? I just worry, because my daughter is in the car a lot. Thanks for any information, Aggronaut

Author:	RossKinder [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:07 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: water in rear wheel well
Quote: I heard water sloshing around in the trunk of my 66 Dart, and discovered it down in the left side behind the tire. Iam still not sure how the water is getting in there, but I went under and pulled the cap and about a gallon of rusty water poured out. I live in New Orleans and it rains hard at least once a day, so I would like to be able to leave the cap off. However, is this dangerous to do? I mean with exhaust fumes and such, can they come up through there>into the trunk>and on into the interior of the car? I just worry, because my daughter is in the car a lot. Thanks for any information, Aggronaut I've had many times when I had to leave the trunk open some because it was too full. I always get fumes into the car when I do that. Whether the one hole would do it can be checked out. Most industrial supply places have carbon monoxide badges that turn colors to varying degrees in the presence of the gas. You might get some strips and open the hole to see what happens to them. And it might be possible to run your ventilation fans in such a way as to keep a pressure in the car and the gas out. Wind direction can effect that a lot.

Author:	Slanted Opinion [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:27 pm ]
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Many old Darts (mine included, until last week) get water in the trunk due to a leaky gasket rubber around the deck lid. A new one costs about $20 (plus a tube of special weatherstrip adhesive), and takes less than an hour to replace. I would start with that. Solve the leak problem, & keep the trunk sealed from both rain and carbon monoxide. BTW- I just replaced my trunk gasket (68 Dart) and am amazed at how snugly the trunk lid shuts. The old gasket had no "spring" left to it at all! -Mac

Author:	Jeb [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:40 pm ]
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The plug in later A-bodies has a drain built into it. Yours might be stopped up.

Author:	Aggronaut [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:09 pm ]
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Just want to say thanks again to everyone who is affering advice. I appreciate it. Aggronaut

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