Rain Water Leak
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Rain Water Leak
Just bought a 2000 regular cab Ranger. With all the rain we've been having, I found a pretty good leak on the driver and passenger floor. This is what I've done so far:
1) Poured water down the cowl vent and it went straight to the ground, so
I'm assuming it's not plugged up.
2) Took both kick panels off, and ran water (from hose) across windshield.
Found water dripping from the drivers side window trim (between door
and dash). I can see it run down along the inside of the door. Nothing on
passenger side.
3) Placed a piece of paper along the upper door seal and it was tight. This
is the seal that runs along the top of the door and down along the front.
The big door seal looks smashed down But it seems to be sealing, as there is no wind noise from the doors. I'm not sure if it's a windshield leak, or door leak. I don't know if the windshiels has ever been replaced. The name in the lower right corner is Pilkington and has LOF in a black square. Is tis a Ford window? Truck has a clean carfax, and I don't see any signs of an accident.
What do all you think?
1) Poured water down the cowl vent and it went straight to the ground, so
I'm assuming it's not plugged up.
2) Took both kick panels off, and ran water (from hose) across windshield.
Found water dripping from the drivers side window trim (between door
and dash). I can see it run down along the inside of the door. Nothing on
passenger side.
3) Placed a piece of paper along the upper door seal and it was tight. This
is the seal that runs along the top of the door and down along the front.
The big door seal looks smashed down But it seems to be sealing, as there is no wind noise from the doors. I'm not sure if it's a windshield leak, or door leak. I don't know if the windshiels has ever been replaced. The name in the lower right corner is Pilkington and has LOF in a black square. Is tis a Ford window? Truck has a clean carfax, and I don't see any signs of an accident.
What do all you think?
Laughing Gas
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If the windshield has ever been replaced, I'd strongly suspect a leak around the windshield. People who replace the windshields never seem able to seal it as well as the factory. The factory uses a sticky sealing compound I call "monkey *****". The repairmen mostly use a silicone seal.
The main problem with using the silicone seal is that the process of applying the bead of sealant takes so long that the first area applied is starting to skin up already by the time the repairman has worked his way all around windshield. This "first applied" area is where the leaks occur.
The main problem with using the silicone seal is that the process of applying the bead of sealant takes so long that the first area applied is starting to skin up already by the time the repairman has worked his way all around windshield. This "first applied" area is where the leaks occur.
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Took it to a glass shop this morning. They found 2 leaks around the windshield. We'll see tonight when the next round of storms come in.
I will take third brake light off and see what the gasket looks like. I saw that LMC truck has a cool led replacement for it.
I will take third brake light off and see what the gasket looks like. I saw that LMC truck has a cool led replacement for it.
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