Wet drivers side carpet after rain
03-04-2019, 01:07 PM
#31
It was a 1994 and I actually sold the truck last fall. As much as I loved it, with kids/family/etc., I just didn't have the time / money to keep putting into it. A friend of mine bought it and has replaced a bunch of other parts (shocks, water pump, hoses, etc.) and he is digging it so far.
03-04-2019, 02:46 PM
#33
The cowl drains have nothing to do with water in the cab. That was just a tangent to this thread. Where exactly is your padding getting wet? Take the floor covering out, and let it air-dry in the sun for a few days while you find the leak. If it's a stickshift (put ALL the truck's details into your signature and use a real web browser to view the forum), it's a little more difficult to remove than for an automatic because of the shifter & its bezel.
03-05-2019, 09:30 AM
#34
The water was coming in down near where the emergency brake cable went through the firewall, right near that corner. The best that I was able to figure without tearing the whole dash apart was that it was coming from a seam that had cracked. I got a tube of seam sealer, pulled back the carpet in that corner and sealed it as best I could. I also went under the hood and sealed all down the side where the firewall meets the side panel. There were definite areas that looked like the seam had separated just enough to let water in so I basically sealed everything I could. It slowed the leak to just a few drips. I then got some Flex Seal spray and went over it again and tried to get areas that I couldn't get to with the seam sealer. Didn't seem to make a whole lot of difference though and I still would get that small drip on a hard rain. I let my friend know about it and wished him luck if he wanted to try to track it down and fix it permanently. As far as I know, he isn't bothering with it since he's not having any issues. The best fix would have been to tear out the dash and pedal assembly and fix it properly but I simply didn't have the time or space to do that.
03-06-2019, 11:53 AM
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Everything about the truck needs to be in your sig. The more we know about it, the more likely we can help you figure it out. A photo of the VC label doesn't help us help you - we need to see how the truck is built right now. The label is just the quickest way for YOU to gather some of that info. Read this caption:
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The firewall pad is the first thing to go into the cab, so replacing it is difficult. But it doesn't absorb water, so it's also NOT necessary to replace it, ever.
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Just find the leak & fix that, as described in the earlier posts in this thread.
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The firewall pad is the first thing to go into the cab, so replacing it is difficult. But it doesn't absorb water, so it's also NOT necessary to replace it, ever.
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Just find the leak & fix that, as described in the earlier posts in this thread.