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Old 02-03-2019, 12:41 PM
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these trucks leake around the vent windows. And any truck I've had with the original windshield doesn't leak, but if it has been replaced, it almost always leaks at the top.
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I took a hose to it today. It's looking like cowl cracks. I let water run down the the grate by the wiper arm, directing it to one side and in dribbled in. I pulled back the kick panel floor vent and could see it running down from higher up. It sucks not having a garage big enough to tear stuff apart. So now I'm doing a shotgun approach. Fix cowl cracks, New windshield seal, New cab light seals, bed light seal, New door seals... Then new floor pan and cab mount, do a tad of body work and the repaint this warlock. I also have a rebuild going on a spare Getrag to go in. Cryo treating cluster, input, 5th gear, 1st gear syncro assy, and bearings. And to think all I wanted to do was put new carpet in. Now if I can find a good 1st Gen grey driver bucket seat.
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Originally Posted by mopar2ya
I took a hose to it today. It's looking like cowl cracks. I let water run down the the grate by the wiper arm, directing it to one side and in dribbled in. I pulled back the kick panel floor vent and could see it running down from higher up. It sucks not having a garage big enough to tear stuff apart. So now I'm doing a shotgun approach. Fix cowl cracks, New windshield seal, New cab light seals, bed light seal, New door seals... Then new floor pan and cab mount, do a tad of body work and the repaint this warlock. I also have a rebuild going on a spare Getrag to go in. Cryo treating cluster, input, 5th gear, 1st gear syncro assy, and bearings. And to think all I wanted to do was put new carpet in. Now if I can find a good 1st Gen grey driver bucket seat.
Do what I did.

Use the passenger seat guts , as they're rarely sat upon.. Swapped driver to passenger foam, and vice verse. Much better now.

Ollie might have a good passenger seat for ya.
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Both my 91.5 and 92 had water coming in from the kick panel vent. Pulled the kick panel off and found them packed with leaves and the drain hole in the bottom was plugged. Cleaned them out and unplugged the hole, and stopped getting water from there. Where I'm getting water from now is from snow melt off my shoes.
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you can see the leaks from the cowl box cracks if you look up under the dash for the cowl box on both sides. Cracks sealed up by body shop during refinish. I glued fiberglass screen to underside of cowl grate to keep the leaves and debris out. Both boxes were completely full. That junk holds lots of water ! Plus your AC box is rpolly full if the passenger side is full. Just may have a little varmit nest also!
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I know how it feels. I replaced my pans 7 years ago and thought I was good, NOPE! Rotted out again last year. I pulled the hood and fenders, No cowl cracks. No sure how I didn't because my front can mounts are almost non existent. I then realized sealed my cab lights. The only place I can find water coming in is on the kick panels somewhere under the dash. I am assuming it's my replacement windshield.
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