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89cherokee2gtmudy Feb 2, 2014 01:23 PM
Wet passenger floorboard
 
Is there any common spot where water likes to get in and settle on the passenger floorboard. Noticed it while running wires for the stereo. It's an 88 comanche. Doesn't lose coolant so I know it's not the heater core leaking. Floor was soaked after rain and ice melting from the frost we been having. I don't want to rust out the floors. If it weren't raining right now I'd pull the carpet out.

XJ914 Feb 2, 2014 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 89cherokee2gtmudy (Post 2760982)
Is there any common spot where water likes to get in and settle on the passenger floorboard. Noticed it while running wires for the stereo. It's an 88 comanche. Doesn't lose coolant so I know it's not the heater core leaking. Floor was soaked after rain and ice melting from the frost we been having. I don't want to rust out the floors. If it weren't raining right now I'd pull the carpet out.
Same thing is happening in my 99 Cherokee but on the drivers side. I was looking at the seal for the windshield and noticed in the top drivers side corner a spot that doesnt have any trim covering it probably a 1/4 inch wide at the biggest and an inch going down the windshield in a triangle shape. When I first got the Jeep it leaked straight through the top of the windshield so I just put duct tape along it. Going to try the same thing with this hole. Its either the windshield seal broke or maybe a hole rusted in near the windshield and now water is getting in. Once spring comes i'm going to just reseal the windshield. Thank God for duct tape though!:thumbsup:

89cherokee2gtmudy Feb 2, 2014 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by XJ914 (Post 2760992)
Same thing is happening in my 99 Cherokee but on the drivers side. I was looking at the seal for the windshield and noticed in the top drivers side corner a spot that doesnt have any trim covering it probably a 1/4 inch wide at the biggest and an inch going down the windshield in a triangle shape. When I first got the Jeep it leaked straight through the top of the windshield so I just put duct tape along it. Going to try the same thing with this hole. Its either the windshield seal broke or maybe a hole rusted in near the windshield and now water is getting in. Once spring comes i'm going to just reseal the windshield. Thank God for duct tape though!:thumbsup:
I've had the windshield replaced back when I bought the jeep. I'm going to just wait till the rain stops to remove the carpet.

scottmphoto Feb 2, 2014 05:03 PM
Inside the cowl, there's drain holes that like to get plugged up. Check these.

Fred/N0AZZ Feb 2, 2014 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by scottmphoto (Post 2761191)
Inside the cowl, there's drain holes that like to get plugged up. Check these.
That would be my guess also.

MikeTassjeep10 Feb 2, 2014 09:16 PM
X2 on xj914. I have mine leaking on both sides. That little part that doesn't have trim has been having me ponder that for awhile now. Doesn't hurt to check that out as well.

rgr4475 Feb 3, 2014 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by scottmphoto (Post 2761191)
Inside the cowl, there's drain holes that like to get plugged up. Check these.
Can you point me more directly to these drain holes? I am having the same issue on my passenger side as well.

XJ914 Feb 3, 2014 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeTassjeep10 (Post 2761481)
X2 on xj914. I have mine leaking on both sides. That little part that doesn't have trim has been having me ponder that for awhile now. Doesn't hurt to check that out as well.
Well it's snowing here in NY and I never got to cover that hole so after today I will have to check under my mats and see if there's water there. If so I am going to plug it up and see if that works

Batman33165 Feb 3, 2014 06:02 PM
Have u checked ur seals on the door or windows... through time they tend to lose their rubber bounce or strenght... whatever u want to call it... on bleeping jeep .com they used I think a 1/4 inch nylon rope and placed the rope in between the seal and the door... it could be that?

89cherokee2gtmudy Feb 3, 2014 07:38 PM
It does need new door and window seals but the floor is only wet under carpet. It's dry up top. I'm gonna check the cowl drain holes....... Anybody point me in the direction of them?

Batman33165 Feb 5, 2014 09:14 AM
Hmmm...

Not sure, always thought those holes were under the cowl area ( removing wiper blades and that cover) and it should be 2 holes on each opposite corner

heydockyle Feb 5, 2014 09:19 AM
My pass side leak was in the antenna rubber. Didn't look like it wasn't sealing. Rubbed some silicone around it and good to go.

89cherokee2gtmudy Feb 8, 2014 08:52 PM
Pulled the seats and console out today to get the carpet out of the jeep. There's water stains coming from up where the heater lines and ac lines pass through the firewall. Drove it to get up to temp and I haven't seen anything flowing down the stains. Waiting for some rain to see if any thing shows up. Best part only surface rust was found while taking carpet out. When the weather dries up I'm gonna bed line the interior.

89cherokee2gtmudy Feb 16, 2014 11:31 AM
Found the water leak. Of course it is coming from the hole I drilled in the firewall to run the power wire to my stereo. Silicone to the rescue! It's also nice and clean now too :)

Batman33165 Feb 17, 2014 08:02 AM
Sweet congrats man...


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