It would be a simple calculation at http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sc2.html
Try their calculator with the dimensions of your sunroof opening. Luther On Oct 22, 2011 10:40 AM, Bill Ringgold <billr32...@comcast.net> wrote: I should have been a bit more specific in my question [you know how imprecise we liberal arts majors can be]. The drains around that sunroof should easily handle all of the water that comes in from the sunroof [I believe all of them leak]. With the torque on the body while driving I don't think it is possible to not have some water come in. The car was sitting in a lot during the time in question, not being driven, though the lot was far from flat and level. My question was about the amount of water that should find a way into the drains for the sunroof, because they will likely suggest that the drains were plugged. My experience of that in years long past is that the water trapped if the drains are plugged - in my case from driving during sleet while living in Indiana - is that the excess water hit me square in the back of the neck [at about 33 degrees] when I was stopping. I just don't know enough about the physics of water handling in the 140 sunroof, though there had never been a leak before. Bill R -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Bill Ringgold Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 6:46 AM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: [MBZ] A strange question about leaks Does anyone know how much water comes in through a closed sunroof on a 140 when it is sitting in the rain? I need to document the amount of water under my back seat vs. the rainfall in the weeks prior to the company moving it inside. What I hope to document is that the amount of water [about a gallon] is in excess of what would come in through the closed sunroof of a stationary 140 in 1.83 inches of rain over 4 weeks - with the car inside part of that time. Hopefully sufficient evidence will have them decide to settle without me needing to sue them [they get a fair amount of business from my nephew]. Bill R _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
