rust and rain
Thread Starter
|
Posting Guru
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,002
Likes: 0
From: victoria
rust and rain
got caught in the rain last night ..found new ways for the water to come in the windshield rubber is split and water comes in ..the floorboards are no longer connected to the side of the cab the tires spray into the dash ..and the dash lites quit ..water running off the dash runs down my leg when I take my foot off the hole in the floor to shift ..have I waited too long to get the new cab ?? has any one else run like this ..wondering about my sanity..and how hard it is going to be to change cab's.....
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 4,965
Likes: 261
From: East KY
Good grief!! I thought my cab leaked bad. Yeah you definitely need a new cab. In the meantime, you might need this:
You should have seen me trying to drive through the absolute biggest rain storm of the summer with my 49 and its one single vacuum wiper about 3 months ago.
You should have seen me trying to drive through the absolute biggest rain storm of the summer with my 49 and its one single vacuum wiper about 3 months ago.
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 288
Likes: 0
From: Lansing Mi
Haha im posting this from the inside of my 48 cab as its raining cats n dogs outside.. My cab has many small holes I need to fix as it looks like a small pool here inside my cab (ok maybe not that bad =).. I was just thinking I wonder what it would be like to drive this old truck in a rain storm haha
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,041
Likes: 54
From: Sterling CO
Whew... I was a bit bashful to relay my own tale, but this brought out a grin to me and loosened the tongue. (Only too bashful to speak since I claimed about 3 times that I am almost "done")
I am just almost done (carpet, headliner, seat, belts, almost everything is in). I took it down to the corner and back to get it warmed up (radiator flush and fill)... and it was raining, no it was sleeting (Denver 2 weekends ago) miserably.
Front windshield leaked, rear windshield leaked, fender welting leaks so there is spray all down the doors. The rear end is so light it kept wanting to peel on the soft mud road. My truck was filthy in 2 miles. Wet, cold, new carpet wet, that headliner is made of cardboard... My warm up run set me back. All these things were "fine" when I parked it 8 years ago... these girls don't like to be ignored - they get vindictive.
Butyl rubber (ace/home depot/lowes)... You and I will be doing the same thing this weekend.
Comes in a caulking gun tube - what the glass shops use cause it sticks to the painted frame and sticks to glass both.
I am just almost done (carpet, headliner, seat, belts, almost everything is in). I took it down to the corner and back to get it warmed up (radiator flush and fill)... and it was raining, no it was sleeting (Denver 2 weekends ago) miserably.
Front windshield leaked, rear windshield leaked, fender welting leaks so there is spray all down the doors. The rear end is so light it kept wanting to peel on the soft mud road. My truck was filthy in 2 miles. Wet, cold, new carpet wet, that headliner is made of cardboard... My warm up run set me back. All these things were "fine" when I parked it 8 years ago... these girls don't like to be ignored - they get vindictive.
Butyl rubber (ace/home depot/lowes)... You and I will be doing the same thing this weekend.
Comes in a caulking gun tube - what the glass shops use cause it sticks to the painted frame and sticks to glass both.
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 4,965
Likes: 261
From: East KY
I just recently removed my old cowl vent seal for paint striping/priming. It was old and hardened. No way it would seal properly.
Trending Topics
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,342
Likes: 1
From: Jamestown, IN
Well, when I get my cab painted for my 51 (really close but the body man is worthless when it comes to communication) I will put carpet in it, but before I do I am sealing the living crap out of everything! I am really considering sealing the cowl vent shut. I really believe that there is no 51 or 52 cowl vent that does not leak. Period. Let me know if I am wrong and how to fix it, but I have tried many times with no luck.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,511
Likes: 1
From: peyton, colorado
I say this sort of in jest, but...I was thinking of a cowl vent cap, like a shower cap, that I could place over the vent and hold with magnents. I also considered useing the material you use for magnetic signs.
Thread Starter
|
Posting Guru
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,002
Likes: 0
From: victoria
thank's guy's..the bondo/fiberglass/ concreat and chicken wire repairs add to the surprises this truck has..it run's fine..rumbles and creack's..the big chunk of floor with the glass fell out on the last speed bump ..with all the other spray I didn't notice the cowl vent leaking...I tink it is rusted shut....
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Sycostang67
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
13
Nov 5, 2005 03:52 AM
Tectron1
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
0
Aug 1, 2005 10:11 AM
