Chasing Interior Water Leak

[Scooterwrench]

Just heat up around the edge of the plate with a propane torch and the sealer will soften up enough to remove with out bending it out of shape. BTDT

And burn off the paint?
I was able to remove mine with careful prying and getting a sharpened putty knife under the edge.

 

[evilunclegrimace]

And burn off the paint?
I was able to remove mine with careful prying and getting a sharpened putty knife under the edge.

It just cooks it a little bit, I got a can of color match and repainted mine while I chased my leak down.

 

[HipsterDriver]

Update. Leak has been fixed! I ended up pulling the whole quarter panel off to seal the whole front corner of the cab. There were many leaks but the one that was hardest to track down turned out to be coming from the top passenger corner of the windshield and running all the way down the a pillar (out of sight, until I pulled the trim off and sat in the truck during a rain storm) until it pooled in the bottom. It seemed to be where the windshield trim makes the transition from being curled over the glass, to being extended out on the side, roughly an inch or two in on the top edge from the corner of the windshield (kind of hard to explain but hopefully that makes sense). I just forced some seam sealer in where the hole was and also re-sealed the metal joint on the a pillar. Hopefully this helps someone else out there.

 

[monsterwake]

HipsterDrive

Update. Leak has been fixed! I ended up pulling the whole quarter panel off to seal the whole front corner of the cab. There were many leaks but the one that was hardest to track down turned out to be coming from the top passenger corner of the windshield and running all the way down the a pillar (out of sight, until I pulled the trim off and sat in the truck during a rain storm) until it pooled in the bottom. It seemed to be where the windshield trim makes the transition from being curled over the glass, to being extended out on the side, roughly an inch or two in on the top edge from the corner of the windshield (kind of hard to explain but hopefully that makes sense). I just forced some seam sealer in where the hole was and also re-sealed the metal joint on the a pillar. Hopefully this helps someone else out there.

What sealer did you use?

 

[HipsterDriver]

HipsterDrive

What sealer did you use?

I used Eastwood’s seam sealer

 

[monsterwake]

Thank you. I now found that the hood release cable gromet was not pulled all the way through the firewall. I have corrected that and now testing.

 

[Scooterwrench]

Do any of you remember the VW ad where the guy runs a bug off a pier and is floating while claiming the VW is the most water tight vehicle on the market. I remember another ad where they hose a truck down with fire hoses and claim nary a drop got inside. If I recollect that was a Ford commercial. I seriously doubt a T400 would float but GM should have done the fire hose test.

 

[BVRPLZR]

Posting to congratulate you on your good fortune with fixing the leak.

I too hope to seal all my leaks one day
My van feels more like a wrangler with the doors off than a van sometimes

 

[monsterwake]

Lots of rain last night and this morning. Good test. I will check it out when I get home. Fingers crossed.