S-10 Leaking Part 2... Water Boogaloo 

"Brickman" (legomaniacman) 01/25/2019 at 17:26 • Filed to: None

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Fixed the leaking wheel wells and finally found the source of the upper dash leak which was caused by the windshield cowl drain. C leaned it, brushed some por15 as best as I could in the tight area and only saw a dime size drop of water on the floor because of the recent rain storm ... I’ll finish you later..... then I notice the rear floor board is full of water!

Did the ol’ paper towel and hosepipe trick and the cab air pressure vent is pouring water like a faucet into the cab and I found TWO MORE LEAKS!!!!

So I cut that M$^## F^** piece of $#&* open and siliconed the hell out of it inside and out.

Then the thin strip that separates the roof from the side is leaking.

I don’ t know how to remove it, seems to be secured with foam and I placed a flathead screw driver where the door opens and got one corner up, but bends too much to my liking. This part is hard to find and probably made of plastic.

Rear window is not leaking and so as the 3rd brake light area , which according to S-10 owners are the most common leaking areas, I have all the other problems :|

I want my truck back!!! RAWR

MonkeePuzzle > Brickman 01/25/2019 at 17:32

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wat? but dont you need those to equalize cabin pressure or somethign?

Brickman > MonkeePuzzle 01/25/2019 at 17:38

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I sealed the area around it, I didn’t touch the middle part. The gasket that goes around the big black square appeared rotten. 

MonkeePuzzle > Brickman 01/25/2019 at 17:44

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OOOH! ok. makes sense now. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Brickman 01/25/2019 at 17:45

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...the ol’ paper towel and hosepipe trick...

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Brickman > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/25/2019 at 17:52

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put towels where you think the leak is, use a hose and wet outside of truck, look inside for wet spots.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Brickman 01/25/2019 at 17:54

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Makes sense. I like your repair, too. I drive a GMC Safari and I had to replace the door latch handle. One of the nuts is extremely difficult to access, so I just used the chisel and cut an access into the back edge of the door. Worked perfectly. And on a ‘97 with 260k miles, it’s not as if I reduced the value of the vehicle significantly.