She got left out for the night on her homecoming, topless .. a freak un-expected shower at 4 am gave her a bath.
She probably got 10 minutes of heavy rain before she got her nakedness covered, water dripping off the dash and seats. That is how long it takes to jump out of bed at 4 am, find the keys, and run down the hill in a downpour.

After wiping down, I dont see water marks under the clear lenses. Probably no water got under, but .. I dont
know. so today, MY '92 .. is in the sun for the 2nd day, sunbathing and drying out, battery disconnected to
avoid any shorts on the digital dash, maybe Dick can chine in and talk about that possibility?

Dick .. you out there?

Anyone else that knows what to do after a digital dash gets wet ?

slowroll ?
Katz ?
Fox ?
brougham ?
zinzin ?





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Stealth - I believe an extended stay at the car spa is in order for the lady...

Massage, facial, paint.

A gift of new shoes would probably be appropriate as well.

Fox,

sounds very reasonable to me.
whatever it takes so she ( the '92 ) is not mad at me for too long.

I just hope that the other lady ( the '88 ) is not making fun of her and making matters worse.

where should i leave the keys?

Its a wait and see unfortunately. Convertibles are generally built to handle some oufs...Because rain can come unexpectedly.

I know they are supposed to make the convertibles to take some rain. They are also supposed to make tail lights that dont melt with the heat of the light bulbs, and visors that stay up. The good thing is that by '92, they did have visors that stayed up and tail light arrays that dont melt. AHHHH ! Going by that, maybe I can assume that if there was any sensitivity to rain, the Cadillac design team got it under cotnrol .. after all, it was the model year #6.

I disconnected the battery right after the incident and has been with no electrical power since then, in the sun ..
I did that to avoid any current leaks or jumps anywhere .. just playing safe. Is not like I "need" the car.

We have had 75F and lots of sunny weather since that rain. Also, it got pretty windy, dry warm winds - good thing.

The carpets were covered with the plastic protector pads - for grease shoes i guess.
otherwise I would have close her up some and put in a space heater to dry her out.

Seats being leather, just got a cleaning.

hopefully she will be very dry and safe to re-power by next week..
I got my fingers crossed .. toes also ...

So how did your car respond after getting wet??? I need guidance here!

Has anybody ever seen the Message "System Fault" on the DIC? Any probable causes? Any fixes?

System fault normally relates to data line problem. Codes? Did interior receive unplanned bath?

Yes it did, a good one. I did start it and drive it home. But 3 days later it was a no go. And it was hot and steamy those 3 days. Presently I'm cleaning ground terminals and chasing ghosts.

without your stating what happened, not much to go on ..

the message "System Fault" is a routine message on many Allante, relates to data line, meaning all engine and some transmission functions. Like slowroll said, you gotta pull the codes to see what is affected. if the DIC goes dead, you got a serious problem as self-diagnosis will not be available.

MY car did OK .. but .. I took immediate action:
- disconnected battery
- opened every compartment, doors
- parked car in full sun for several days
- kept a high velocity fan going, aimed at under-dash

carpets .. there I didnt do it well .. a scent lingers.
I believe that the fix is to pull the carpets and wash them in the patio with a good sanitizing soap and of course clean the floor boards well.

I was advised to pull the carpets ASAP, wash them, and clean sanitize them .. I was not able to get to them so here I am now. not really a problem since currently the car is in storage .. too many cars to insure.

if your car is totally dead, my guess is that the worst nightmare I had happened to you .. the dreaded SHORT CIRCUIT and TERMINATION of a component(s) ...

details ?


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I may have dropped CELL in the battery as it measures 8-9 after being on the charger overnight. More later

So the dash and seats got wet, at least the top was on. Couple days later the Allante is acting sick. I assumed it was from the rain. Bought a fan, pulled panels and covers off to air out. Put the battery on trickle charge overnight. This morning started doing diagnostics, according to the Bible. Bad voltage everywhere .... finally I checked the newly charged battery ... 8.9v. So the Allante may not be sick just a little anemic. It will take a couple of days for a new battery to reach these backwoods so not much will happen. Seems I don't drive the car enough to keep the battery in top condition so I am installing a trickle charger in the battery compartment to improve this situation.

My Allante lives! The shower she took didn't appear to affect any systems. What have I learned???? Never turn a wrench or pull a panel without checking the Battery voltage first. Low voltage will affect everything and drive you crazy!
A QUESTION Is mine the only Allante that will not start if the steering wheel is tilted up??? Now if someone would sell me a black or red center console (she didn't look that heavy!) to replace my damaged one, I'd be good to go.

My Allante lives! Now if someone would sell me a black or red center console (she didn't look that heavy!) to replace my damaged one, I'd be good to go.

Sounds like a story unto itself!

My Allante lives! The shower she took didn't appear to affect any systems. What have I learned???? Never turn a wrench or pull a panel without checking the Battery voltage first. Low voltage will affect everything and drive you crazy!
A QUESTION Is mine the only Allante that will not start if the steering wheel is tilted up??? Now if someone would sell me a black or red center console (she didn't look that heavy!) to replace my damaged one, I'd be good to go.

troubles coming ...




Now if someone would sell me a black or red center console (she didn't look that heavy!) to replace my damaged one, I'd be good to go.

sitting or standing?

Actually it's been that way since I bought it back in 94. I just look at it as an extra security feature. Just me huh? by the way sitting!

for awhile there were numerous incidents of the soft top cover being crushed.
those parades took a toll on several cars when not-so-light ladies sat on areas not meant for that purpose.

I bet stepping on the center console on the way to the soft top cover also did some damage on some cars.




Actually it's been that way since I bought it back in 94. I just look at it as an extra security feature. Just me huh? by the way sitting!

I thought you meant by asking sitting or standing you were referring to my observational judgement ... meaning when I thought she wasn't that heavy was she sitting at a table or standing up! Regardless, the console is broken in several places and I'm in search of another one.