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Hunting for the rainwater leak on driver's side.....results of my test & investigation 200 1989

Couldn't find any leaks while holding flashlite under the dash. Must be the plastic access port covers on the cowl vent drainage system.

For the past two rain storms, about 1 inch of rainwater has accumulated on the driver's side floor. I don't remember whether or not this started BEFORE I had vacuumed out the cowl vent system...but I THINK that both times the rainwater accumulated it was AFTER I had vacuumed out the cowl vent system.

I removed the driver's seat and pulled back the carpeting and the floor pans by removing the rocker panel trim. While I was laying on my back..upside down, my wife flooded the windshield area. I didn't even see a drip. Nothing. We repeated the process with the cowl vent system...I unplugged one of the access ports by the driver's left foot and I could see water rushing past the hole. No leakage into the car.

The only thing I can come up with is that one of the plastic plugs wasn't entirely inserted when I initially pulled back the carpeting. Maybe I left it loosely plugged when I vacuumed out the cowl system about 4 weeks ago. I dunno.

Now I'll have to wait and see again ..I suppose.

Cabbie2169






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