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Lobo'74 · 08-13-2003, 10:45 PM

In a post awhile ago I mentioned I thought my kick panel air vents leaked in a heavy rain. I was wrong.

It is actually leaking from the cowl area. The water is coming in at the top of the dashboard from the windshield area. It comes down the sides just aft of the kick panel vents. Rubber seal on the windshield appears ok. Hard to tell what is under the cowl, the screws holding it and the rubber cowl seal are both rusted in and painted over.

*Anyone know the size of those 'lil things so I can have them on hand after I strip the heads and have to drill/easy out them out?

*Anyone had this leak? Any way to fix it easily (now come on, quit laughin' so hard)?

Thanks for any help/ideas.

Longhorn Man · 08-13-2003, 10:59 PM

<----not laughing. Every truck i have had would soak the passenger's feet...and the GMC pees on my feet too.

krazy_texan · 08-13-2003, 11:04 PM

ditto to that longhorn

Longhorn Man · 08-13-2003, 11:34 PM

Yeah, but it don't rain in Texas.

beautimus · 08-14-2003, 12:06 AM

something you might check(if you haven't already) before you pull the cowl cover off,
up on the firewall , right in the groove that the plastic wire gutter sets in, is a body seam. it has little if any seam sealer in it and just a few spot welds holding it together.
i have seen a few of these with a broke spot weld or two and the seam is gapped open, due to rust out. its kinda hard to see with the hood on, but wouldn't it be great if that were the leak and you could fix it without pulling the cover.
hope that helps. tony

08-13-2003, 10:45 PM	#1
Lobo'74 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 404	Cowl Area Leaks In a post awhile ago I mentioned I thought my kick panel air vents leaked in a heavy rain. I was wrong. It is actually leaking from the cowl area. The water is coming in at the top of the dashboard from the windshield area. It comes down the sides just aft of the kick panel vents. Rubber seal on the windshield appears ok. Hard to tell what is under the cowl, the screws holding it and the rubber cowl seal are both rusted in and painted over. Anyone know the size of those 'lil things so I can have them on hand after I strip the heads and have to drill/easy out them out? Anyone had this leak? Any way to fix it easily (now come on, quit laughin' so hard)? Thanks for any help/ideas. __________________ "Truck" '67 small window '79 350 .030 over, LT1 "clone"

08-13-2003, 11:04 PM	#3
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	ditto to that longhorn __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

08-14-2003, 12:06 AM	#5
beautimus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: woodstock, alabama, usa Posts: 938	something you might check(if you haven't already) before you pull the cowl cover off, up on the firewall , right in the groove that the plastic wire gutter sets in, is a body seam. it has little if any seam sealer in it and just a few spot welds holding it together. i have seen a few of these with a broke spot weld or two and the seam is gapped open, due to rust out. its kinda hard to see with the hood on, but wouldn't it be great if that were the leak and you could fix it without pulling the cover. hope that helps. tony __________________ i survived cancer and kidney stones, but my kids are killing me.

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08-13-2003, 10:59 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	<----not laughing. Every truck i have had would soak the passenger's feet...and the GMC pees on my feet too.

08-13-2003, 11:34 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Yeah, but it don't rain in Texas.



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