Morning all! Weather was nice yesterday and I finally had some time to get the Skylark started up to see how everything was running after the engine/trans replacement last fall. I opened the door and saw this. Have had the car for about 4-5 years now and never had this problem. I replaced the brake booster last year so I'm thinking I screwed that up and it's no longer sealed properly at the firewall. I distinctly remember that white plastic sleeve being a pain. I've thought about just sealing up around the booster on the firewall until I can get an opportunity to pull everything out and attempt to do it properly. In the mean time, what's the best move on the floor? Good news is the car fired right up and ran smooth. Looks like a small leak from the trans but I'm pretty sure that's the o-ring on the kickdown cable connector.
my 2 cents: Vacuum up the mess. Do you have a vacuum cleaner (or dog dryer?) that blows? If so, pull the door sill plate out and gently lift the carpet. Run your hand under the carpet all the way to the gas pedal and trans tunnel to separate the carpet from the jute. Stick the hose under the carpet and let it run for a few days until everything is dry. Or pull the carpet and jute up until dry. Now, are you driving through water? I would be surprised if enough water came past your brake booster to make the fungus happy. More likely is a leak at the windshield or just humidity. You can take a hose and run water over the areas where it might leak and see if any thing comes in. Treat the carpet to a dose of weed killer. Fungus/mold is a plant and that will stop it from coming back. Don't need to soak it, just a spritz. Unless it is a show car...
Not a show car by any means. Haven't driven it through any water, it's been sitting in the driveway for the last 6 months. When it gets nice out again I'll take the hose to it and see what's going on. Great call on the weed killer. I'll get the shop vac out. Thanks!
It's a pain but I would pull the carpet. The darn stuff stays wet for a month. I would take a look at whether you have some extra surface rust from the water. You can address that quick as well. Darn water is a PITA.
If its been outside in northern Virginia its gotten a lot of rain in the last 6 months. Cowl leak, windshield leak, humidity will do that. Is the carpet soaked or just damp to the touch? If it's soaked you have a leak. I get mildew on the vinyl even if my cars in the garage from the humidity around here! But you don't want wet carpet/padding sitting on your metal floors for very long. Any rust should be cleaned and painted as soon as possible. And thank you for your service!
Driver side cowl drain may be clogged with dirt, leaves, etc. Pull off the kick panel, take off the panel, and clean out the bottom of the fender where the cowl drains. Often when you get water on the floor, the cowl drain is clogged with old gunk.
