P15 cowl vent drain hose.....

[BobT-47P15]

I imagine most everyone knows there is the water drain tube at bottom of the cowl vent

on the 46-48 Plymouths.   I didn't realize that for several years, but the car was either

inside or covered up most of the time.    Once I finally saw that tube, then the question

was -- where does a hose go?      

 

Well -- it goes out through a hole in the firewall and then kind of angles off to the

passenger side, and is held in place by a clip.  Found this pic of a P15 in a salvage

yard which shows the hose and appears to be original.  Just putting this out there for

any newer folks who may not have discovered this subject yet.

 

This may seem rather insignificant ....but it's just one of many little things that

are part of an old car.  I've had my car since 1973 and have learned many tidbits

about it here on the forum.  Of course, I'm not such a great mechanic and don't know

a lot of things.....but it's fun working with the car anyway.    

 

 

 

I used a piece of clear plastic hose on mine.......but I think son in law has replaced that with

a length of heater hose now.  

 

 

[pflaming]

It's so dry out here on the left coast valley that I have mine attached to a bottle to collect water from the morning dew. 

[knuckleharley]

It's so dry out here on the left coast valley that I have mine attached to a bottle to collect water from the morning dew. 

Hah! You would need a bucket if you lived where I live. I had several pair of socks hanging from a line on my enclosed porch to dry after washing them,and a day and a half later they were still so moist I had to bring them in the house to hang up so they would dry. These are compression socks that can't be dried in a clothes drier.

 

I wake up a lot of mornings and it looks like it's been raining when I look out the window.

 

BTW,thanks for that photo. I have my P-15 coupe,two P-15 parts cars,and my 42 Dodge coupe,and can't recall ever seeing the hose before.

Edited January 21, 2014 by knuckleharley

[rb1949]

Reviving an old topic, a newbie like me did NOT know anything about a cowl vent drain tube. In replacing the cowl vent gasket on the '49 Chrysler, it was by accident I noticed 2 metal nipples in there, but no hose to attach them. A fellow member tipped me off what it was for. A plastic hose has been installed. Next will be a piece of hose for the elbow coming out the firewall to drain down. Strange discoveries, but we learn as we go.