leak inside car

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 02/20/2002 4:44:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> On the passengers side floor there is a drip...drip type of leak of what
> seems to be a yellow oily fluid. It drips from under the glove
> compartment shelf area onto the floor. When I pulled out of the gas
> station today it dripped pretty steady for about one minute, totally
> soaking a large napkin and then a few pieces of paper.
> 
> What is this fluid and whys it leakin? I know its not engine fluid since
> mine is a bit, um, darker...
> 
> Michael from Joizey 
> 

M from J doesn't say what type of Alfa, but in my experience it could be one 
of two things in the passenger foot well, both having to do with A/C: it 
could be a drip from ice that forms and melts on an exposed A/C component, 
and it could be a leak of coolant from a copper fitting that has to do with 
the heating system (I've seen these leak from slightly different places but I 
think the deal is there is a valve that gets gummed up or stuck and that 
caused a leak in the weakest nearby place).

The water is most likely to leak on a Spider w/ A/C and the green snot on a 
GTV6 (possibly a Milano?).  DO my powers of observation confirm the diagnosis 
of the truly skilled and knowledgeable?

Charlie
LA, CA, USA

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