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fordmerc

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´36 5 w

Hi Ford barners.
I am working on a ´36 5W coupe.
In each end of the windshield opening there are two small holes.On inside there are two pipes where the holes are.On one of the pipes there are remaines of a rubber hose.Is this a drain hose?Wher does it drain?Can´t find any holes on the body.
Thanks.
Rolf in Sweden.
 
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Should be two holes somewhere in the bottom of the A piller below the lower door hinge ,not sure how it works because it would vent out onto the top of the fender,
 
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These are drain ports for the windshield opening. Not sure where they drained originally but I ran a hose down inside the kickpanel area, drilled a hole in the bottom of the cowl and the hose sticks down below/under the running board. In theory, there should be a little bit of venturi effect helping to "suck" the water down the tube when driving. If the tube gets plugged, it's easy to push a wire up or down to clear it out.
 
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In the chassis there's a hole about 8" from the running board in the top this would be about 2-1/2 io 3' from the hinge pillar and be directly below the rubber pipe nipple .it looks like a Factory hole for this purpose ,if you drill like Swedish steel suggests this could line up with this hole ,
 
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fordmerc said:
Hi Ford barners.
I am working on a ´36 5W coupe.
In each end of the windshield opening there are two small holes.On inside there are two pipes where the holes are.On one of the pipes there are remaines of a rubber hose.Is this a drain hose?Wher does it drain?Can´t find any holes on the body.
Thanks.
Rolf in Sweden.
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In addition to the advice from others , spend some time and make sure that the lower part of the cowl is clean. Dig around in there with a long screwdriver and then put a small diameter hose extension on you shop vacuum. You would be amazed at the rust and dirt you will get out.
 
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I ran my windshield drains to the center hole in the firewall for the cowl vent drain. A 4 way Vacuum fitting or two 3 way Ts will tie all together. This way I could avoid any moisture in the lower cowls.
 
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