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grungerockjeeper PTcrewser


Joined: 22 Dec 2009 Posts: 1040 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:31 am Post subject: Water leak!!! |
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Not sure if this is the right spot, but here goes:
Last week I noticed that the rear seat footwell on the drivers side was soaked with water under the floormat. The floor mat itself wasnt wet on top...The one drain plug in the floor is in place, so Im pretty sure Im not kicking water up that way. Well I dried it out with rice overnight and finished it off with a hairdryer. Now its been raining off and on again for the past two days and my carpet is wet AGAIN. I cant see any signs of water entry and the floor mat is dry on top, so wherever the water is coming from, its not leaking from up above. Any suggestions as to where the water may be entering my car? _________________
'05 Dodge Ram 1500 black RumbleBee.
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Candyman PTcrewnie


Joined: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 294 Location: Hemet, CA.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:51 am Post subject: |
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Hey my man,
Sorry to hear your having issues man. I am going to just take a stab in the dark on this one and hopefully someone else might have some more good insight. As you already know my deal is more with old iron so bear with me on this one but for me, I if their is mystery water on the floor in front and no good entry point to be found, I am going to venture to guess it might be coming in through somewhere in the windshield lining around the edge of the glass and dripping down from behind the dash wetting the carpet. Have seen that happen on a number of older cars.
Anyways that would be my wild guess. Next...... _________________
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grungerockjeeper PTcrewser


Joined: 22 Dec 2009 Posts: 1040 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:54 am Post subject: |
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This is in the rear drivers side...so if somethings leaking its the left rear door, not the drivers front door. _________________
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grungerockjeeper PTcrewser


Joined: 22 Dec 2009 Posts: 1040 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:35 am Post subject: |
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...and the rabbit hole goes deeper! So I pull up the carpet in the left rear footwell, and the actual pan is fairly dry...the carpet up top is wettest more or less in the center of the left rear footwell..and yet there's NOTHING there that could possibly be leaking from that area! So is this some kind of magic water that leaks sideways between the sheetmetal, over the sound deadening part of the carpet and onto the surface of the carpet under the floor mats???? _________________
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QuicksilverDon Donor


Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 7952 Location: Felton, Delaware
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:50 am Post subject: |
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I think your sunroof.
THere's a drains of plastic tube that if it gets plugged will cause gremlin leaks.
I had it in an earlier car - I snaked a piece of wire down the drain tube & cured it.
It's at the back of the sunroof opening... _________________ Silver '05 Limited, Turbo, Auto, sunroof, ABS, Spoiler, E&G Classic Grill, K&N FIPK, BTG Duals, Rear lowered 1.5", $20 catch can, Aoogah horn, LED washer Lights, Sunroof deflector, window deflectors, Alteeza Gen 3 taillights, 7/8" rear sway bar, hood struts, strut bar.
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White Rabbit PTcrewnie


Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 106 Location: Salisbury, Maryland, USA
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Hello PTers, I haven't been on for ages, but since this is a posting from today, Don is most likely correct, he has been around forever. Hi Don!
I never did get another PT, and I hate to jack a thread, but I just had to say HI everyone.
I just know that if you check the sunroof, you will find the leak. _________________ Happy and Safe Cruzin!
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QuicksilverDon Donor


Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 7952 Location: Felton, Delaware
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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Wascally Wabbit!
Hope all is well.... |
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grungerockjeeper PTcrewser


Joined: 22 Dec 2009 Posts: 1040 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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I was thinking that the sunroof might be the culprit....thanks guys, Ill check that out tonite...coil of machinists wire in hand.... _________________
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mcdirtymetal Donor


Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 1934 Location: Douglassville, PA
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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Just out of curiosity, do you park your car facing uphill or is the drivers side lower then the passenger due to road crown? _________________
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grungerockjeeper PTcrewser


Joined: 22 Dec 2009 Posts: 1040 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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the hill I park on at my house somewhat leans to the drivers side. But its not a severe angle either way. This leak is a new occurence.
As to the sunroof thing...I couldnt see any drains to the rear of the roof...seems like drains back there wouldnt do much of anything since the roof rakes forward. And again to clarify, the left REAR footwell is the one thats getting damp...the front left one is dry....so something is leaking around the left rear door or inside of it. _________________
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2step Donor


Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Posts: 10639 Location: Texas Hill Country
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Get a garden hose and a friend. Sit in the back seat while friend gives you a hose job. _________________ Christy, AKA Snittykitty, has never sold an ad on the Crew and never had a cash call to pay the bills or even hinted. This forum lives or dies by donations. She created this forum because of her love of Cruisers and even though us motor heads have jacked it for ourselves and she is more into stylin', she has never thrown in the towel. Why not send her a a message once in a while saying how you appreciate her loyalty? Keep Cruisin' everybody and have a nice day. |
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grungerockjeeper PTcrewser


Joined: 22 Dec 2009 Posts: 1040 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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Its been raining lightly all day, and Ive had the carpet peeled back in the rear footwell....and its DRY. This damn leak is MOCKING me, I tell you! Its entirely possible that my stupid ass just didnt close the rear door all the way too... _________________
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ute PTcrewnie


Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 235
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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I'm sure as well its the sunroof drain tubes
what ever you do don't use 100 psi to blow them out ..they will blow off ..use a wire or start low say 25 psi to clean them out |
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