I've had the US driver's side kick panel off for awhile after checking something else and noticed water drops on the wires and a bracket when I went to put the panel back on today right after a rain. I also noticed some water on the door sill with the door shut tight. Maybe a couple different leaks?? Windshield, plugged drain, door seal, water/vapor barrier in the door??
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If you have a tiny puddle of water in the bottom corner of the windshield seal, you can follow the writeup in my sig to fix it. I doubt that it is from the door seal or vapor barrier. More likely windshield, or moonroof drains
Lots of threads on here about this.
Mine was windshield gasket leaking that was fixed with some "flowable silicone" sealant, and I could see the water in the corner of the windshield inside the cab. Others have has sunroof drains clogged causing this.
Good luck!
Mine was windshield gasket leaking that was fixed with some "flowable silicone" sealant, and I could see the water in the corner of the windshield inside the cab. Others have has sunroof drains clogged causing this.
Good luck!
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I've cleaned the sunroof drains before and never noticed a wet carpet; only reason I found this is because I had the kick panel off and my head down in there right after a short but heavy rain. No bubble of water around the corner of the windshield, but that would be my guess also. Was wondering based on the location if that would narrow it down; windshield or drains. There was another spot of water in the middle of the door sill, which had me wondering about the plastic seal under the door panel. Tomorrow I'll spray some water just on the windshield then if no drips from there will flood the roof and watch again. If it is the seal now would be a good time to replace the windshield as it has a pretty significant crack on the passenger side.
firetruck: I re-read your post (remember it now). Interestingly, I did hear a strange/new creak the other day from the dash, so maybe the windshield has come loose??
firetruck: I re-read your post (remember it now). Interestingly, I did hear a strange/new creak the other day from the dash, so maybe the windshield has come loose??
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bobm
WTF, WTF, WTF!!!!
Kernal, windshield leak! Just sealed mine and the wifes 100 series with Permatex flowable silicone windshield sealer. Item # 81730. No mopre leaks.
Thanks Bob.
Thanks Bob.
I found the flowable silicone to be a very temporary fix, and then a bit of a mess to remove. As such, I recommend against the flowable silicone. I would go with a polyurethane adhesive per FSM. The polyurethane adhesive I used (thread in my sig) was pretty cheap and still keeping things dry after about two years.
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Just discovered the same issue this morning after a long rain. Curious where you are applying the flow able sealant. Is it along the outside windshield weather stripping?
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Dead thread resurrection winner of the day (there's been a lot of discussion since the original post 13 years ago).
IMHO the best way to fix a leaking windshield is to remove the glass for a couple of reasons. IME and others, you often find rust under the windshield gasket so the metal "frame" area should have the rust removed/killed and then repainted.
Also the windshield is not just sealed to the body, it's glued to the body ie: the proper material is both an Adhesive and a Sealant, so roof sealer or RTV will not have the same properties as the correct windshield glass product.
Not knowing how the windshield was installed there's no way to say for certain where to put the sealant if you wanted to go that route (ie: between the rubber and glass, and the rubber and the body)
Try more searching for Windshield Leak Leaks and read through more of the previous threads, it's been discussed, a lot.
Some light reading:
IMHO the best way to fix a leaking windshield is to remove the glass for a couple of reasons. IME and others, you often find rust under the windshield gasket so the metal "frame" area should have the rust removed/killed and then repainted.
Also the windshield is not just sealed to the body, it's glued to the body ie: the proper material is both an Adhesive and a Sealant, so roof sealer or RTV will not have the same properties as the correct windshield glass product.
Not knowing how the windshield was installed there's no way to say for certain where to put the sealant if you wanted to go that route (ie: between the rubber and glass, and the rubber and the body)
Try more searching for Windshield Leak Leaks and read through more of the previous threads, it's been discussed, a lot.
Some light reading:
Never let a good thread die. Anyways, I don't know if removing the entire windshield is the first line of action. My truck has zero rust and has lived its entire life in So Cal. I know there are surprises, but I can guarantee it doesn't have rust issues. I replaced the passenger side riveted window moulding and the metal was clean. That said, I'm inclined to think that water could be entering the A-pillar through one of the 4 rivet holes on the driver's side now. OR, and I don't know if this is where water would show up, but could the sunroof drain holes be clogged? I wouldn't think that if they were I'd see water under the dash along the kick panel. I'd expect it to be on the headliner and seat, and more located around the floormat area.
Thanks for the link
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If the windshield has ever been replaced that's very high on the list for the cause of water in the foot wells. Rust is not caused by the environment alone in this situation, it's caused by the windshield glass installer who uses a sharp utility knife to remove the old gasket material and often deeply scratches the paint down to the bare metal under the gasket, so you won't see it unless the glass is removed.
Heavy rains can cause the sunroof drain pan to overflow, then the water runs across the headliner to the outer edge then forward and down. This can be made worse if the vehicle is parked tilted side to side or nose up, nose down.
The sunroof also sags with time, installed thicker shims may help
the gasket seal better.
Some search terms: sunroof sun roof gasket leak leaks screws cable cover weed wacker string
Heavy rains can cause the sunroof drain pan to overflow, then the water runs across the headliner to the outer edge then forward and down. This can be made worse if the vehicle is parked tilted side to side or nose up, nose down.
The sunroof also sags with time, installed thicker shims may help
the gasket seal better.
Some search terms: sunroof sun roof gasket leak leaks screws cable cover weed wacker string
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I had a similar issue with water intrusion and thought it was the windshield or the driver's side sunroof drain. Since I was hearing some wind noise from the sunroof, I focused on the sunroof. Clearing out the drain and making sure that the rubber drain hose was properly positioned did NOT solve my wet foot well issues. I proceeded to apply a self-adhesive rubber weatherstrip designed to cover a 3mm gap along the front of the sunroof and it worked. The foot well has remained dry through 5 named UK storms this fall and winter.
I'm not saying that this will work for all, but it's a cheap and fast option to try.
I'm not saying that this will work for all, but it's a cheap and fast option to try.
