How was Christine checked for water leaks ? I believe it was initially viewed from inside the cab.
Jim ' 91 Dak
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> Subject: Re: DML: 2002 water leak Q 2 of 2
> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:54:55 +0000
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> Barry Oliver <barrysuperhawk@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I had water problems on my '99 like that, but I was still under
>> warranty, so I made the dealer find the leak. It took 4 trips in, but
>> they finally called in an outside company that hooked up this
>> contraption and pressurized the cabin of my truck, then they pumped
>> smoke or something that they could see in, and found where it was coming
>> out. It was an involved, day long process, but in my case they found
>> that in a couple places, where the body seams are, the glue was
>> insufficient/missing. One of the places was on the passenger side
>> firewall, where the heater hoses came in. The sealer was still there,
>> but not sealing....
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> Just thinking out loud here, but an el-cheapo way to do this might
> be to find someplace to hook up a shop vac (rear slider? plastic over
> a window?) and create a vacuum inside the cab. Then use something
> that makes smoke and run it around the seams and such to see if you
> can see anything being sucked inside. Of course, an air leak doesn't
> necessarily equal a water leak, but it might pinpoint some areas for
> further investigation.
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