Cold Drivers Footwell

[roy e6]

As the title really, i am getting a cold draft in the footwell. My feet freeze in the winter,and the heater doesent really help matters. Has anybody else had this problem,and what did you do to solve it. Thanks in advance of any advice. Cheers Roy.

[kevin63]

If it's like the Cerbera, the cold air comes in through the front and travels up in to the wing and blows on your feet, to cure this, I have put a plastic bag up inside the wing above the wheel arch (the narrowest bit) and then filled the bag with expanding foam, it can all be removed latter if you put a bag in, I have had no problems with this since I did it about 7 years ago.

[Bluebottle]

It will be your fresh air vent then

Its a round golf ball type twist open vent down by your right foot

[roy e6]

Bluebottle said:

It will be your fresh air vent then

Its a round golf ball type twist open vent down by your right foot

Nope its not the vent, get nothing out of that apart from hot when i need it.

Edited by roy e6 on Saturday 20th December 17:29

[roy e6]

kevin63 said:

If it's like the Cerbera, the cold air comes in through the front and travels up in to the wing and blows on your feet, to cure this, I have put a plastic bag up inside the wing above the wheel arch (the narrowest bit) and then filled the bag with expanding foam, it can all be removed latter if you put a bag in, I have had no problems with this since I did it about 7 years ago.

Thanks i will look into this.

[Bluebottle]

roy e6 said:

Bluebottle said:

It will be your fresh air vent then

Its a round golf ball type twist open vent down by your right foot

Nope its not the vent, get nothing out of that apart from hot when i need it.

Edited by roy e6 on Saturday 20th December 17:29

Thats Odd it should be connected to your auxilary fresh air fan...Sorry I'm assuming you have a 500 here and not a pre-cat? the hot air vent is above your knees.

[roy e6]

Bluebottle said:

roy e6 said:

Bluebottle said:

It will be your fresh air vent then

Its a round golf ball type twist open vent down by your right foot

Nope its not the vent, get nothing out of that apart from hot when i need it.

Edited by roy e6 on Saturday 20th December 17:29

Thats Odd it should be connected to your auxilary fresh air fan...Sorry I'm assuming you have a 500 here and not a pre-cat? the hot air vent is above your knees.

I will check that out, yes the hot air vent is by my knees on the left hand side. I dont recall seeing any other vents though. Will double check though when i get it back from V8D, Cheers.

[Englishman]

If the cold is coming from the offside of the footwell it is probably the plastic covering the holes to the door hinges that has come detached under the carpet.

[AntonyJ]

Is the clutch master cylinder cover on properly? Drove a griff in summer which didnt have it on and the heat was unbearable, but in winter I would imagine it would let alot of cold air in.
Other than that does your car have the extra blower motor on the drivers side? This may be running and sucking cold air straight in. Some 500's have them and some don't, there is an extra blower control under the dash to the right.

[The Stuntman *]

roy e6 said:

As the title really, i am getting a cold draft in the footwell. My feet freeze in the winter,and the heater doesent really help matters. Has anybody else had this problem,and what did you do to solve it. Thanks in advance of any advice. Cheers Roy.

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roy e6 said:

Bluebottle said:

It will be your fresh air vent then

Its a round golf ball type twist open vent down by your right foot

Nope its not the vent, get nothing out of that apart from hot when i need it.

Why not utilise the 'hot' that is on tap whenever you're feeling chilly ?

[hot metal]

Bloody hell ,I didn`t know feeling the cold in a Griff was possible.

[roy e6]

The Stuntman * said:

Why not utilise the 'hot' that is on tap whenever you're feeling chilly ?

Because i want to fix the problem.....Not Hide It

[HRG]

Bluebottle said:

roy e6 said:

Bluebottle said:

It will be your fresh air vent then

Its a round golf ball type twist open vent down by your right foot

Nope its not the vent, get nothing out of that apart from hot when i need it.

Edited by roy e6 on Saturday 20th December 17:29

Thats Odd it should be connected to your auxilary fresh air fan...Sorry I'm assuming you have a 500 here and not a pre-cat? the hot air vent is above your knees.

Don't assume all 500s' have the fresh air vent. TVR couldn't be arsed to fit one in mine!

[Simpo Two]

I found a neat round hole an inch across just under the steerng wheel, and covered it up. That fixed most of the problem but there's still a bit of draft getting in somewhere on cold days.

[roy e6]

ok cheers will have a look at that as well.

[spend]

HRG said:

Don't assume all 500s' have the fresh air vent. TVR couldn't be arsed to fit one in mine!

Ask TCS to fit one for you, I believe that upgrade was one of his most loved tasks

Can visualize Joo going apoplectic right now - only joking old chap

[HRG]

spend said:

HRG said:

Don't assume all 500s' have the fresh air vent. TVR couldn't be arsed to fit one in mine!

Ask TCS to fit one for you, I believe that upgrade was one of his most loved tasks

Can visualize Joo going apoplectic right now - only joking old chap

Nice little job over Christmas?

[Simon.b]

Your not alone. mine does this too and I’ve never been able to find where it comes from.

Most of the time I just turn the heater up, but I agree that’s doesn’t fix it and on motorway journeys this time of year my leg does get quit cold.

I like the foam in a bag thing, must give that a try.

Cheers,

Simon.

[97octane]

The wind howls in through the gap between the leading edge of the door and the body. Solution - trousers in winter, shorts in summer.

[Gooner]

Check that the door fits against the seal at the front. You can check by putting a piece of paper on the seal and shutting the door - it should grip.

Water can get in here and if you are really unlucky the gap may also be higher up the door as well, nearer the quarterlight and it will leak a little when it rains.

gooner