Comments on: A Serious Car Repair Question http://telhajj.com/2009/12/09/a-serious-car-repair-question/ (PAST IMPERFECT) Tue, 08 May 2012 06:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tim Elhajj http://telhajj.com/2009/12/09/a-serious-car-repair-question/#comment-830 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:16:05 +0000 http://telhajj.com/?p=1703#comment-830 Well, I finally made this repair.

I just used one of the drill bits I had in my shed and it went through with a little pushing. It looked like I was drilling through some old fiberglass body work material. Now I have two nice drain holes.

I felt powerful for about ten minutes, Karl. And then the car broke down AGAIN on the way to the gym last night. It’s in the shop right now. Thank heavens for AAA!

In other news, my mother-in-law, who reads this blog, got me a yummy air freshener for my car for Christmas to overcome the wet carpet smell. It has to be the most potent air freshener I’ve ever used. It really WORKS! Sometimes the air is so fresh inside the car I have to roll down the windows.

I think I may be doing it wrong, but I can’t find a control on the freshener to tone it down (it’s like a piece of soap on a string that you hang from your review mirror). But it sure beats the wet carpet smell. Hopefully everything dries out now that I have some drain holes in the trunk.

Thank you, Sabra! We always enjoy staying at your house.

]]> By: Karl http://telhajj.com/2009/12/09/a-serious-car-repair-question/#comment-822 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:34:06 +0000 http://telhajj.com/?p=1703#comment-822 Tim,
The drain hole is the way to go. A brand new sharp 1/4 inch drill bit will set you back a couple of well spent bucks at the hardware store. Been there, done that.

The concept is also great for sagging porches, only the hole should be bigger, at least 3/8ths or so…

It’s amazing how powerful you’ll feel when the water goes its own way, sans bailing!

Press on!
Karl

]]> By: Tim Elhajj http://telhajj.com/2009/12/09/a-serious-car-repair-question/#comment-818 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:54:32 +0000 http://telhajj.com/?p=1703#comment-818 Drilling a hole seems like a pretty good plan. I just have to get a bit that can cut through the body.

Another person suggested JB Weld, some sort of super epoxy stuff. I am also considering getting my daughter to make me something out of plastic to act as a rain guard in shop class.

But first things first. I have to wait for that towel to thaw. It’s really jammed in there!

]]> By: Anonymous http://telhajj.com/2009/12/09/a-serious-car-repair-question/#comment-817 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:34:33 +0000 http://telhajj.com/?p=1703#comment-817 This may sound dumb but can you drill a hole in bottom part of trunk. Otherwords make your own drain hole. I’ve done this with cars in old days. Make sure you don’t drill near gas tank.

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