My Mustang leaked water the other day while I was in a drive-in car
wash. I was running the AC at the time.
The weird thing was apparently it leaked into the blower fan because
water and bubbles came spewing out of the two vents in the center of
the dash. Water also dripped down the control panel with the A/C/Vent
knobs.
Moments later I got a flashing Air Bags dummy light (uuug!).
It flashes 1 - 2 which I looked up and found that it means battery
connection failed. I am assuming that the control module (which is
mounted directly behind the AC control panel) must have gotten wet. As
per the available instructions online, I tried to reset the air bags
dummy light by shorting the 2 pins together in the gray connector found
underneath and to the left side of the glove box. But it will not
reset.
So, Here is my questions:
1. Does the blower assembly have a seal that keeps moisture out? Is it
easily replaceable?
2. Does the Air Bags control module have a fuse or breaker between it
and it's own battery? Is the battery also mounted behind the AC
control panel? Do you think the entire Control Module needs to be
replaced?
I'm going to have a new stereo installed this weekend so obviously I'm
concerned about getting water dripped onto the new stereo head and I'd
really like to make the damn Air Bags dummy light turn off again.
Any suggestions on how to proceed? Clearly I need to get the blower
motor sealed up.
One other thing: The pod clock stopped working sometime ago out of the
blue. I'm now suspicious that it also stopped working because of a
previous water leak.
Thanks for any advice you can provide.
Regards,
Steve Winslow
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