Well, it looks like this is getting to be a regular occurrence. Every
time we get an all-day rain storm, I have a sopping-wet carpet, more so
on the driver's side. The last time, the dealer changed the
weatherstripping. Now I have my suspicion that the water is coming in
through the cowl vent. If so, how does one go about getting to the
source. My YJ at least has a cover that can be removed. Yeah, and it
never leaked in 13 years. Thanks In Advance.

 

The cowl drain is small and easily blocked with mud. You can rod it out with
a welding rod. It exits at the rear of the engine bay.
You just unscrew the slatted section underneath the windscreen; its only on
by a couple of screws if memory serves. My TJ leaks at the weatherstripping
on the driver's side ; check to see of the replacement worked !!

Cheers,
Dave Milne, Scotland

"Eugene D'Jeep" <YJHeaven@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:16328-4025721C-103@storefull-3132.bay.webtv.net...
> Well, it looks like this is getting to be a regular occurrence. Every
> time we get an all-day rain storm, I have a sopping-wet carpet, more so
> on the driver's side. The last time, the dealer changed the
> weatherstripping. Now I have my suspicion that the water is coming in
> through the cowl vent. If so, how does one go about getting to the
> source. My YJ at least has a cover that can be removed. Yeah, and it
> never leaked in 13 years. Thanks In Advance.
>

 

The cowl drain is small and easily blocked with mud. You can rod it out with
a welding rod. It exits at the rear of the engine bay.
You just unscrew the slatted section underneath the windscreen; its only on
by a couple of screws if memory serves. My TJ leaks at the weatherstripping
on the driver's side ; check to see of the replacement worked !!

Cheers,
Dave Milne, Scotland

"Eugene D'Jeep" <YJHeaven@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:16328-4025721C-103@storefull-3132.bay.webtv.net...
> Well, it looks like this is getting to be a regular occurrence. Every
> time we get an all-day rain storm, I have a sopping-wet carpet, more so
> on the driver's side. The last time, the dealer changed the
> weatherstripping. Now I have my suspicion that the water is coming in
> through the cowl vent. If so, how does one go about getting to the
> source. My YJ at least has a cover that can be removed. Yeah, and it
> never leaked in 13 years. Thanks In Advance.
>

 

The cowl drain is small and easily blocked with mud. You can rod it out with
a welding rod. It exits at the rear of the engine bay.
You just unscrew the slatted section underneath the windscreen; its only on
by a couple of screws if memory serves. My TJ leaks at the weatherstripping
on the driver's side ; check to see of the replacement worked !!

Cheers,
Dave Milne, Scotland

"Eugene D'Jeep" <YJHeaven@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:16328-4025721C-103@storefull-3132.bay.webtv.net...
> Well, it looks like this is getting to be a regular occurrence. Every
> time we get an all-day rain storm, I have a sopping-wet carpet, more so
> on the driver's side. The last time, the dealer changed the
> weatherstripping. Now I have my suspicion that the water is coming in
> through the cowl vent. If so, how does one go about getting to the
> source. My YJ at least has a cover that can be removed. Yeah, and it
> never leaked in 13 years. Thanks In Advance.
>

 

My wife's TJ leaks on the passenger side weatherstrip. It looks like the
top of the half door weatherstrip doesn't fully engage the plastic window
frame.

I lifted the window out of the door about a millimeter and it looks like
that solved the problem for now.


"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:OAeVb.9260$eY5.84850814@news-text.cableinet.net...
> The cowl drain is small and easily blocked with mud. You can rod it out
with
> a welding rod. It exits at the rear of the engine bay.
> You just unscrew the slatted section underneath the windscreen; its only
on
> by a couple of screws if memory serves. My TJ leaks at the
weatherstripping
> on the driver's side ; check to see of the replacement worked !!
>
> Cheers,
> Dave Milne, Scotland
>
> "Eugene D'Jeep" <YJHeaven@webtv.net> wrote in message
> news:16328-4025721C-103@storefull-3132.bay.webtv.net...
> > Well, it looks like this is getting to be a regular occurrence. Every
> > time we get an all-day rain storm, I have a sopping-wet carpet, more so
> > on the driver's side. The last time, the dealer changed the
> > weatherstripping. Now I have my suspicion that the water is coming in
> > through the cowl vent. If so, how does one go about getting to the
> > source. My YJ at least has a cover that can be removed. Yeah, and it
> > never leaked in 13 years. Thanks In Advance.
> >
>
>

 

My wife's TJ leaks on the passenger side weatherstrip. It looks like the
top of the half door weatherstrip doesn't fully engage the plastic window
frame.

I lifted the window out of the door about a millimeter and it looks like
that solved the problem for now.


"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:OAeVb.9260$eY5.84850814@news-text.cableinet.net...
> The cowl drain is small and easily blocked with mud. You can rod it out
with
> a welding rod. It exits at the rear of the engine bay.
> You just unscrew the slatted section underneath the windscreen; its only
on
> by a couple of screws if memory serves. My TJ leaks at the
weatherstripping
> on the driver's side ; check to see of the replacement worked !!
>
> Cheers,
> Dave Milne, Scotland
>
> "Eugene D'Jeep" <YJHeaven@webtv.net> wrote in message
> news:16328-4025721C-103@storefull-3132.bay.webtv.net...
> > Well, it looks like this is getting to be a regular occurrence. Every
> > time we get an all-day rain storm, I have a sopping-wet carpet, more so
> > on the driver's side. The last time, the dealer changed the
> > weatherstripping. Now I have my suspicion that the water is coming in
> > through the cowl vent. If so, how does one go about getting to the
> > source. My YJ at least has a cover that can be removed. Yeah, and it
> > never leaked in 13 years. Thanks In Advance.
> >
>
>

 

My wife's TJ leaks on the passenger side weatherstrip. It looks like the
top of the half door weatherstrip doesn't fully engage the plastic window
frame.

I lifted the window out of the door about a millimeter and it looks like
that solved the problem for now.


"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:OAeVb.9260$eY5.84850814@news-text.cableinet.net...
> The cowl drain is small and easily blocked with mud. You can rod it out
with
> a welding rod. It exits at the rear of the engine bay.
> You just unscrew the slatted section underneath the windscreen; its only
on
> by a couple of screws if memory serves. My TJ leaks at the
weatherstripping
> on the driver's side ; check to see of the replacement worked !!
>
> Cheers,
> Dave Milne, Scotland
>
> "Eugene D'Jeep" <YJHeaven@webtv.net> wrote in message
> news:16328-4025721C-103@storefull-3132.bay.webtv.net...
> > Well, it looks like this is getting to be a regular occurrence. Every
> > time we get an all-day rain storm, I have a sopping-wet carpet, more so
> > on the driver's side. The last time, the dealer changed the
> > weatherstripping. Now I have my suspicion that the water is coming in
> > through the cowl vent. If so, how does one go about getting to the
> > source. My YJ at least has a cover that can be removed. Yeah, and it
> > never leaked in 13 years. Thanks In Advance.
> >
>
>