May be time for new door seals, are you sure of this point of intrusion,
maybe the antenna cable grommet to the body.?? I use silicone spray from
time to time on my door seals,just to condition them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack and Jan Roberts" <sharkb8@shaw.ca>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 11:59 PM
Subject: DML: Water leak
> Hello all:
>
> I've just signed onto this mailing list and I have a problem with
> water entering into the front passengers floor area. Looking at some
> of the archives I see that other people have had similar problems as I
> have with reference to A/C pipe, leaking windshields, missing
> grommets, cab mounted brake light leaking, missing or sparse caulking,
> etc. causing the to leak into the floor compartment.
> I have a 1993 Dakota which just started leaving puddles of water in
> the passengers side floor well after a rainy period. Has any one ever
> encountered this problem or heard of it? I know it's coming through
> the door seal near the front, as I can see it leaking in, but I'm not
> sure how. If I put a hose on the roof and let it run toward and down
> the passengers side door, the water enters the rain gutter and flows
> down the front and rear of the door, then over the door seal (weather
> stripping) at the front of the door threshold and into the cab. The
> little vent holes in the seal well up with water and you can actually
> see it roll in to the cab and on to the floor pan. It's driving me
> nuts as to how it's able to get through and what to do to stop it.
> It's hasn't been a problem for the past eight years. Why now?
> HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Jack Roberts
> Sharkb8@shaw.ca
>
>
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