I agree with Andy about not mixing that old gas with any gas that's going into an engine with a fuel pump. Just mix a little with each tank of gas you put in your lawn mower over the summer. It might sputter a little, but at least you'll be using it and getting something done. Or, if you like fires, just use it when you build one. I'm referring to outdoors only. I usually put a little in the bottom of a plastic bottle that's been cut off, let the fumes evaporate for about 5 minutes then slide it into an opening under my kindling and drop a match in it. It lights without the WHUMP of the fumes and starts a fire nicely.

 

^^^^^^I wish I could burn it off. But the new crop of weenies (neighbors) won't stand for it. Even while I was still a child, they stopped burning leaves in the Fall. I will ask around and see how I can dispose of it (legally).^^^^^^

 

On my way home from work last night, I a Saturn Sky passed me. I always thought the Sky was a much more attractive car than the Solstice. That would be one of my dream cars with a LSx swap.

 

So, last week during our deluge; my Grand Marquis decided out of the blue to leak water into the driver side front foot well. There was always a little moisture there that I attributed to what I dragged in during rain/snow storms. This time, it ponded up a bit. I immediately ruled out the heater core because they are almost always on the passenger side of the car. I bailed it out and consulted the Panther chassis Ford community. They said to check the firewall intrusions (steering shaft, brake booster, wiring grommets, etc....). So this passed weekend I checked the "intrusions" and found nothing noticeably out of place or missing. The steering shaft grommet looked a little pressed out, so I caulked it up (leftover caulk from a recent tiling job). Since the carpet and mats were still sopping wet; I added a bit of carpet shampoo and used one of those nylon brush drill attachments to scrub them out. It was my 1st time using those and they worked great. Got stains out of the mats and carpet that Resolve couldn't get out. It's supposed to rain in a couple days, so I will see if the steering shaft is the culprit. If not, I don't know what to do with the brake booster. That was a major job on the Crown Vic; and that was with everything stripped out of the engine bay and interior.

 

So we had some rain over the weekend and the front foot well was wet again. So the steering shaft grommet isn't to blame. So I will get a good look at the brake booster and see if there is a place to caulk it up.

 

How about the closest edge of the cowling outside the windshield where it meets the fender near the driver's door?

I wouldn't think the brake booster, being under the hood, would let that much water in unless the cowling is draining or clogged right above it and water is overflowing down between the cowling and the edge of the hood. You could try filling out with a hose and see if anything comes through.

A gentle sprinkling hose, to simulate a beautiful spring shower, with bunnies and unicorns everywhere, and birds yes the birds, singing kumbaya.

 

I agree with derf. I don't see how anything under the hood can be where the water is coming in. Have you checked the cowl drains on the car? They could be stopped up and allowing water to come in around the cowl. And how's the seal around your windshield and driver side window? I think you're looking in the wrong places.

 

Thanks for the suggestions :-) I am definitely going to check those spots.

And here I was thinking that I was going to have some free time to work on the Crown Vic. Silly rabbit!!!

 

Trix are for kids!

 

I probably have said this before; but here it goes again. My Nitto 555GRs suck! They're great on dry pavement; but once you mix some moisture in there; all bets are off. THere is a bridge not too far from my job that has a traffic light at the middle of the incline. If the red light catches me in the rain; pulling off from a stop is a chore. I would have thought that as wide as a 285/40ZR18 tire is; I would have no problems. Well, it just spins in the rain at that stoplight. With traction control on; it's egregiously slow take off. With traction control turned off; it a bit faster, but it gets sideways quickly and will be like that the whole way up that bridge until I get some speed. I would have loved that as a kid; but now it's just annoying. If I burn through these tires; I will get the Kumho Ecsta tires that I originally got for the Crown Vic. Way less money and drama :-/