76Datsun280z Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Whenever it rains out, water will drip inside the car from underneath the dash only on the passenger side. We just had new weather stripping put on and this didn't solve the problem. Today when I was washing it, we used the hose to try and figure out where it was comming it. When we'd poor the water over the cowling on the passenger side, water would start to immediatley drip in underneath the dash. We toor all the carpet out on the passenger side to let it all dry out since the carpet got soaked. We cleaned all the dirt and debrit that has collected in there from over the years and the drain tubes seem to work fine. The small rubber drain hose underneath the dash is not cracked and looks fine. This leak cannot be seen when laying underneath the dash while water is being poored in the cowling because of the kick panels. We're thinking of maybe pooring a sealent that will harden into that cowling area to see if it will seel up any cracks. What kind of sealent would you recommend for this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Pull the cowl off and look for rusted through holes. That area can trap a lot of dirt and leaves and stuff. It is easy to see how it could rust through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
76Datsun280z Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 We have many times pulled it off and spent some time using a mirror to look around inside there, but have come up with nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpaw Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 How do you take the cowl off?? My 75 does the exact same thing and I need to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
76Datsun280z Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 How do you take the cowl off?? My 75 does the exact same thing and I need to fix it. First, take the wipers off. Then there are four screws on the front where the cowl mounts, pop those off and (carefully) pull the cowl off. Very easy, doesn't take me more than 2 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HizAndHerz Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Classic Zcars: Water leakage problem Lots of info there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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