Water Under Carpet ?!?

[Southpaw26]

Ok so a few weeks ago I posted some pictures where I pulled out my carpets and the floor boards were no so bad at all. But the jute padding under carpet was pretty dang wet. So now weeks later I have repaired the few small pin holes I had. Oshpo'd and painted the floor pans. And in this period of a few weeks I have yet to see any water at all on the floor pans. It has rained several times. I have drove the truck and still nothing. Is it possible that the water that was soaking the padding was either from wet shoes all those years or perhaps a window left down during a rain at some point? I am putting in a new windshield and gasket and redoing the back glass anyways. But I wanted to see what you guys thought before installing my new carpet kit.

[ftpiercecracker1]

its quite possible, like you said wet/muddy boots. If the truck came from/is from an area with alot of snow, theres your answer.

[gogmorgo]

Yeah... I've got some 1/2" deep"carpet saver" floor mats that hold the water. After getting in a few times without kicking my shoes off, it's pretty full. That's a lot of water. I just hope when it disappears from the mats it's evaporating and gone forever... I'm almost scared of what's under the carpets, based on the amount of bondo in the rockers...

[Southpaw26]

its quite possible, like you said wet/muddy boots. If the truck came from/is from an area with alot of snow, theres your answer.

 

Nope always a southern truck. But maybe still from rain and what not.

[chastings]

Well, I had a cherokee that used to leak in through the kickpanel antenna grommet.... water always soaked in to the carpet from below. After replacing the windshield I finally took everything out and soaked it with a garden hose until I found the culprit. I've even seen water leak in from behind the fusebox, which soaks the carpet from the bottom up as well...

cole

[Butchershop]

I had a pea size dent on the edge of the back window trim. Barely noticeable -- in fact never noticed it until I searched for the water leak. Water entered through the seal, across the inside back window bottom to the low spot, then over to the side and down where it made its way to the front pass carpet. Found it with a water hose slowly going around all the window trim.

 

I wouldn't stop checking it periodically if I were you. Maybe the PO washed it for you with the windows down....

[Pete M]

when in doubt, try baby powder. sprinkle it around and the water will make trickles through the dust leading you back to the source. but this will only work if it's actively leaking. :( you might have found 10 years worth of dribbles from a tiny leak.

[Southpaw26]

when in doubt, try baby powder. sprinkle it around and the water will make trickles through the dust leading you back to the source. but this will only work if it's actively leaking. :( you might have found 10 years worth of dribbles from a tiny leak.

 

Yes I will try this method before I replace the carpet. Thanks for the idea.

[Lee21490]

when in doubt, try baby powder. sprinkle it around and the water will make trickles through the dust leading you back to the source. but this will only work if it's actively leaking. :( you might have found 10 years worth of dribbles from a tiny leak.

 

Thats a great idea, Never would have thought of it.

 

Mine was leaking Through the cowl where the firewall / cowl are riveted together.. Three tubes of silicone later..