Water coming in from front vents

[SQUIRELL]

Big rain in NY last week and the wag's interior got soaked.
Seems to be coming in from the vents in the kickpanels.
Any suggestions ?

[Joe H.]

There are vent boxes on either side of the kickpanels that get filled with leaves/dirt/debris. This material clogs the drain holes in the bottom of the vents, and this is a common FSJ problem. Remove the vents and get a shop vac and go to town. I also ran a wire coat hanger (unbent) up through the drain holes to clear them. When you've done that, you have the option of pulling your cowl screen and lining it with window screen to prevent stuff from going down in there and filling the vent boxes back up. In Alabama the problem I had was with pine needles--they get in there, mix with water and soil and turn to goop.

The cowl screen is kinda hard to get back into place, b/c the windshield washer nozzles get bent. Take your time, go slow, and you should be okay.

[SQUIRELL]

Thanx Joe,
will try it saturday.