Moonroof question

[riden2low]

Have a 95 ATX and I think the rear passenger side drain is plugged as I am getting water dripping on the rear back seat from the back of the headliner when it rains hard. It will even get into the trunk. I have blown out the the two front drains but how do you get to the rear ones. I was thinking of taking the head liner down in that area to see if there is a rubber tube that comes off of the drain or is a metal tube all the way down. If it is rubber, maybe can reattach it. Can you blow air or run a small wire into the opening from where it drains under the car?

 

[sperold]

You can usually see the ends in the rear wheelwell, and yes you can blow it out from that end.
The hose is plugged and the water that you see inside is from the catch pan that is built into the car around your moonroof. I believe the hose is rubber all the way.
Try to get the equivalent of a speedo cable to auger your way up the hose from the bottom. Maybe the smallest drain unclogger with the end removed would be small enough to work.

 

[riden2low]

Thanks. I will give it a try.

 

[riden2low]

Did what you said to do Sperold and so far it worked. I had an old drain cleaner cable that was small enough to push thru. Had some resistance but it finally went in. Couldn't see what came out but ran some water thu it and you could see it dripping out of the tube now. If anyone does a search on this, the tube is right next to the rear muffler on the inside of the fender molding. Just use a good light and you will find it. So now we will see if I still get water inside when we get our next down pour up here in the North west. Today is a nice day and leaving the truck open to let it dry out as I was getting water in there too.

 

[greengiant]

My car does exactly the same thing, but how would this problem cause water to get in the trunk, I'm kinda lost on how that works?

 

[riden2low]

Well my guess is the water was over flowing the catch pan and running down the rear pillar on the passenger side. Some came in the car and dripped on the back seat but some water slowing got into the truck area. The only place that was wet in the trunk was the area below the cable that you pull to open the fuel door. I put a pie pan in there and would find water in it after it rained real good. So that told me that the water was coming from above. I ran my hand back in as far as I could get it under the trunk hinge and felt moisture but that could have been because it was already wet. So I am letting the trunk dry out. If I still get water in there, then it is a whole new ball game. We have own the car for 2 years now and this just started this Winter. So finger crossed for sure.