civic 94 ex
recently i had some electrical problems which were fixed by a mechanic he took off dash to replace a few wires that made a big short, everything is working now but after that the right side of the window on the dash seems to get moisty like foggy type of **** but only on the right side and my fuse box is moisty and foggy like wet almost.. can someone tell me why? or help me with that? ****** *** mechanic disconnected my alarm from underneath the fuse box and didnt put it back if anyone coould help me on that as well i would appreciated its a viper one. i want to really know why its fogging up like that so i can tell that punk that he ****ed up on my ****.

 

Check carefully under the dash. You may have a leak from the heater assembly.

 

thanks for the reply i will check that and see what i can find. do u think i can mess something up if i turn on the car since the box is a little moisty??

 

Yes, it would be wise to avoid running the car. In fact, to be safe, you may want to disconnect the battery terminals.

 

+1 battery off before taking down the dash!

 

ok i just looked under the glove box and its wet down there. from half way to the right under the dash its moisty. what kind of liquid is this? and is it a hose? and is it fixable from under the dash or do i need to take off the whole dash board? and can i just disconnect the heater assembly so it wont do that?

 

is there a way to disable the heater assembly temporarily or does the car need it so it can run properly?

 

The leak is engine coolant, which is probably coming from either the two heater hose connections on the firewall (open hood to inspect) or directly from the heater assembly. The easiest fix would be leaky hose connections on the firewall, otherwise you probably need to replace the entire heater assembly. You may be able to pick up a used heater assembly at a salvage yard. Other members may be able to tell you a reliable way to disconnect the two heater hoses and either plug them or connect them together.

 

Heater cores are no fun!

 

so if it was one of the hoses on the firewall will that actually go and leak inside the dash. well im gonna check that tomorrow its almost 1 a.m well thanks for the help so far..