FJ62 bad water leak in cabin - continued - wit's end

[TheElegantFox]

Sorry if I missed this. Did you replace the rear hood-cowl rubber seal?

I did replace it with a used one from cruiser parts and I got the push pins from an Amazon link in someone else’s post here. My guess is the used rubber isn’t as plush in the gap.

 

[TheElegantFox]

I can finally, finally cap this thread off with the fix. It was the hood cable fitting through the firewall grommet. It took filling the inward part with black silicon to truly stop the water from getting into the cabin. There's a lot more water running down the firewall than I thought and two different hood cowl seals did not stop it. Might need hood alignment adjusting. Now I'm on to reinstalling carpet!

So, to recap. My water came from two spots that are a little different than what most threads would lead to check.

1. Upper interior seam for the kick plate area of the firewall/cab joining - fix was RTV Silicon beaded on seam gap
2. Hood cable pass through in the rubber firewall grommet - fix was filling the cable indention in the grommet with RTV Silicon

 

[TheElegantFox]

Unfortunately, the water is still getting to the rear passenger footwell. This is likely getting to the point that a full engine out firewall reseal/reweld is needed. Especially since the truck has signs of a front/side impact repair done improperly.

I’m going to try some more of the Eastwood body putty to see if there’s any core spots I’m missing.