 Hell Hole holes?, Are the hell holes supposed to have drainage holes? |
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| jjbunn |
 Aug 5 2009, 01:08 PM
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Julian  Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 20-May 09 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 10,383 Region Association: Southern California  |
Water gets in via the engine lid side grilles and collects in the bottom of the hell holes on each side of my 914. I can't see any drainage holes: should there be?
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| SUNAB914 |
Aug 5 2009, 02:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 698 Joined: 29-December 08 From: Fredericksburg VA Member No.: 9,880 Region Association: South East States |
Yes, there is a nickel size hole in both, they kind of point towards the center of the car a little. The factory installed plugs in the hole with very small slits in them for drainage. Once blocked with crud the water backs up and rust begins. It would be easier to jack the car up and inspect from underneath to see if your plugs are still there and pry them out with a screwdriver. I found them in my 75 that I bought last year, but luckily it was a garage queen and never got wet enough to get rusty. Pull them out, then oneday when you pull the engine you can sand and POR15 those areas, if they are not rotted out. hope this helps
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| jjbunn |
Aug 5 2009, 02:46 PM
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Julian Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 20-May 09 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 10,383 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(SUNAB914 @ Aug 5 2009, 01:28 PM)  Yes, there is a nickel size hole in both, they kind of point towards the center of the car a little. The factory installed plugs in the hole with very small slits in them for drainage. Once blocked with crud the water backs up and rust begins. It would be easier to jack the car up and inspect from underneath to see if your plugs are still there and pry them out with a screwdriver. I found them in my 75 that I bought last year, but luckily it was a garage queen and never got wet enough to get rusty. Pull them out, then oneday when you pull the engine you can sand and POR15 those areas, if they are not rotted out. hope this helps Great! Yes, that helps a lot. I will take a look underneath, and see what's what. Thanks. |
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| SUNAB914 |
Aug 5 2009, 03:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 698 Joined: 29-December 08 From: Fredericksburg VA Member No.: 9,880 Region Association: South East States |
Let me know what you find.
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