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Old 04-08-2021, 06:17 PM
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That'll work...
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Old 04-08-2021, 06:30 PM
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Ingenuity at it’s finest!! Thank you for the follow up with a photo.
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Old 04-08-2021, 06:58 PM
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But you do need to locate how the water got in there or you will be removing your plug to drain again.
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Old 04-08-2021, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Snoopy
But you do need to locate how the water got in there or you will be removing your plug to drain again.
Well Snoopy- that is a very relevant point that has NOT been addressed..
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Old 04-08-2021, 09:45 PM
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The only place it could have gotten in was the sun roof. I pulled down the headliner n 2 out of 4 drain hoses was disconnected, so i went to reconnect them and they wouldn't stay put. So i decided to disconnect the power to the sunroof and used black permatex to seal the sunroof closed permanently. I had to find the cheapest way possible to fix the car because i was out of work for 98 percent of 2020, i work in the restaurant business and end of January 2020 i shattered my ankle then covid hit and it took almost all the hours i would have worked. We gotta do what we can right?
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Old 04-11-2021, 10:09 PM
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That should do away with the leak. covid has really changed the world.
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Old 04-15-2021, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by geg
Что ж, если вы ищете дешевую, но технологичную и долговечную ...
Есть такая игрушка - полиморфный пластик. Дети используют его для творчества и развлечения. Взрослые иногда обращаются к этому, чтобы решить неотложные проблемы, например, сделать пробку для быстрого слива.
Я уверен, что в США это продается где-нибудь в магазине игрушек или в отделе рукоделия вместе с вышивкой и фигурками для сборки.
Вот видео, для работы нужен только чайник с кипятком.
Сливную пробку любого размера и конфигурации можно изготовить за пару минут.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhVuc6RNyaw&t=61s
Geg that stuff is wicked cool Thanks
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Old 04-15-2021, 02:35 PM
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I'm glad you liked it.
I keep this plastic in my mind in case I need to urgently solve a problem. I once saw a clutch cover on a bike made of polymorphic plastic instead of a broken one when dropped.
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Old 04-16-2021, 08:00 AM
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I probably woulda glued on a lid from a tomato paste can with whatever caulk or goop was within reach. Maybe a squirt of spray paint to finish.
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