Need Help Troubleshooting Leak

[BlackMojo22]

Had driven in the rain from the tropical storm and parked in my garage. I came back out to a half of inch on the front passenger side floor board and the rear floorboard carpet was damp.

I don't know where this much water came from.

Anyone experienced anything similar?

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[Gvsukids]

Had driven in the rain from the tropical storm and parked in my garage. I came back out to a half of inch on the front passenger side floor board and the rear floorboard carpet was damp.

I don't know where this much water came from.

Anyone experienced anything similar?

Hard top? Check hard top bolts for play. Check rear window for leaks.

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/water-leak-bottom-passenger-side.65671/

https://www.google.com/search?q=wat...iwAaUQrQIoBHoECBoQBQ&biw=289&bih=590&dpr=3.74

 

[Outback_Joe]

There is an old way to test for leaks. Learned this years ago but it still works today. You will need; heavy cardboard, a leaf blower or very good shop vacuum and a length of hose for the leaf blower to connect to the window. Dryer venting hose works well.

Make a heavy cardboard cutout for a window of your choice. Cut a 3 or 4 inch hole in the cardboard to accept the leaf blowers new dryer hose, tape into carboard. Make another hole of 5 to 8 inches (save cutout for later) as an exhaust port. Tape the top of the cutout to the carboard window exhaust port. Start leaf blower and slowly choke off the exhaust port with saved cutout while someone sprays the outside of cab with soapy water (a 2 or 3 gallon weed / orchard sprayer tank works best) look for bubbles. Fix leaks that may be letting water into the cab area. A very good shop vacuum works also, just change the hose from vacuum side to pressure side and adjust hole sizes to suit.

The leaf blower won't create much pressure inside the cab but its a good way to find any and all leaks.

Learned this on new cars, back in the day when windshields were held in with rubber gaskets. Works well for RV's and other vehicles that leak, seems they all do at some point.

Cheers
Joe C.

 

[ecidiego]

It's going to be the rear window 9/10 times.

I had a puddle in my driver floor - right under the pedal. Searched everywhere - it was the rear window. How did it get there then? Rear window would leak, then the heat/cool cycle of the truck overnight would condensate and form drips throughout the truck.

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