Huge water problem

A tap broke off a water container and emptied 20 litres of water in the back
of my Disco II.
How easy is it to remove the back carpet for a thorough drying out. Any
traps I should watch out for.

Steve W (in Aus)

Is that all, I wonder if there is ever an end to the water that gets into my
series, you have a simple choice, welly boots or bare feet unless your
penchant runs to flippers


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes




"QD Steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> A tap broke off a water container and emptied 20 litres of water in the
back
> of my Disco II.
> How easy is it to remove the back carpet for a thorough drying out. Any
> traps I should watch out for.
>
> Steve W (in Aus)
>
>

First, my condolences.
Second, get a wet vac (maybe hire one if you don't have access to one-
Kennards have them) & SUCK IT UP. Lift the carpet if you can; I don't have a
Disco 2 so can't comment on whether the carpet can be lifted- sorry.
Leave the car in the sun with the windows down an inch or two to finish the
job.
Thirdly, At the risk of giving advice after the fact, NEVER leave the tap in
when driving- but you know that now. Instead, fit a flat bung- your drum
probably came with one. If not, pick one up from Rays or Aussie Disposals.
(You'll need to go there anyway for a new tap...)
Up inside the lid should be an indentical storage thread, where you can keep
the tap when not in use- just screw it in & keep it there ready for use.
When you arrive at your campsite, lie the drum on its back and swap the bung
for the tap.

"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Is that all, I wonder if there is ever an end to the water that gets into
my
> series, you have a simple choice, welly boots or bare feet unless your
> penchant runs to flippers
>
>
> --
> Larry
> Series 3 rust and holes
>
>
>
>
> "QD Steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > A tap broke off a water container and emptied 20 litres of water in the
> back
> > of my Disco II.
> > How easy is it to remove the back carpet for a thorough drying out. Any
> > traps I should watch out for.
> >
> > Steve W (in Aus)
> >
> >
>
>

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:39:09 +1100, Natalie Drest wrote:

> Lift the carpet if you can; I don't have a Disco 2 so can't comment on
> whether the carpet can be lifted- sorry.

Well if you work on the basis that ali and steel doesn't come with carpet
then it must have been fitted at some point in the vehicles manufacture
so it must be possible to take it out.

However I've just had a quick look at mine and the carpet disappears
under all the rear plastic trim both sides and is under a clip/cover
along the rear door with no obvious fixings. I suspect that to remove the
carpet requires the removal of all the rear trim (and seats 6 & 7 if you
have them). Thats just looking in the rear door, I didn't look to see
what happens under seats 3, 4 & 5, the carpet does run forward under
them.

> Leave the car in the sun with the windows down an inch or two to finish
> the job.

Aye, lift what you can with a vac or newspaper/old towels then sit the
car out in the sun with the windows and rear door open a bit to keep a
good flow of air through it. I'm not sure an inch or two on just the
windows would really be enough to do the job quickly. Being in Oz the Sun
must be pretty warm at this time of year... If you have aircon it might
be worth running that on full cool and recirculate when you use the car
to wring any moisture out of the air.

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

"Natalie Drest" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> First, my condolences.
> Second, get a wet vac (maybe hire one if you don't have access to one-
> Kennards have them) & SUCK IT UP. Lift the carpet if you can; I don't have
a
> Disco 2 so can't comment on whether the carpet can be lifted- sorry.
> Leave the car in the sun with the windows down an inch or two to finish
the
> job.
> Thirdly, At the risk of giving advice after the fact, NEVER leave the tap
in
> when driving- but you know that now. Instead, fit a flat bung- your drum
> probably came with one. If not, pick one up from Rays or Aussie Disposals.
> (You'll need to go there anyway for a new tap...)
> Up inside the lid should be an indentical storage thread, where you can
keep
> the tap when not in use- just screw it in & keep it there ready for use.
> When you arrive at your campsite, lie the drum on its back and swap the
bung
> for the tap.


Good job it was water and not the amber nectar. My Disco came back from the
valeters ( yeah, I splashed out, only onece in 120,000 miles though )
soaking wet - the seats, the carpets etc. Put a 2kw heater on a lead in the
vehicle overnight, windows open a bit and hey presto job done. Prolly cost a
fiver in juice though....

TonyB

In message <[email protected]>, Larry
<[email protected]> writes
>Is that all, I wonder if there is ever an end to the water that gets into my
>series, you have a simple choice, welly boots or bare feet unless your
>penchant runs to flippers
>
>
Fit the standard approved Land Rover modification in the floor -
whatever diameter you prefer.
--
hugh
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