YJ Rain leak
 

All,
I have a 91 YJ that leaks like a sieve when it rains. I believe the
water is coming in where the horizonal part of the hood meets the
vertical part of the windshield frame. There is a seam where the two
pieces come together that looks like it might be rusted through. Is
this a common problematic area? I've though about caulking the seem a
seeing if that helps, but don't think it would hold for long. The
other spot that I though might be the culprit is the weather stripping
between the windshield and the body. It is original and feels spongy.
Is that a common problematic area? I've overlooked the problem for a
while but now am afraid of what might be happening under the dash
board.

Any help would be appreciated.

CTM

Re: YJ Rain leak
 

Check the air input box, which is right under the grille in front of the
windshield, and its drain, to make sure that it is draining properly. If
this area fills up with water it will come right into the cab. The drain
terminates in a rubber hose under the hood, that can be blocked by leaves or
other trash that might get in there.

If the joint between the windshield frame and the bulkhead is rusted through
enough to leak water, you have some serious problems. It wouldn't be a bad
idea to replace the weather stripping, on a vehicle this old. I agree that
you should not overlook this problem any longer!

Earle

<testert555@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> All,
> I have a 91 YJ that leaks like a sieve when it rains. I believe the
> water is coming in where the horizonal part of the hood meets the
> vertical part of the windshield frame. There is a seam where the two
> pieces come together that looks like it might be rusted through. Is
> this a common problematic area? I've though about caulking the seem a
> seeing if that helps, but don't think it would hold for long. The
> other spot that I though might be the culprit is the weather stripping
> between the windshield and the body. It is original and feels spongy.
> Is that a common problematic area? I've overlooked the problem for a
> while but now am afraid of what might be happening under the dash
> board.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> CTM
>
>

Re: YJ Rain leak
 

Check the air input box, which is right under the grille in front of the
windshield, and its drain, to make sure that it is draining properly. If
this area fills up with water it will come right into the cab. The drain
terminates in a rubber hose under the hood, that can be blocked by leaves or
other trash that might get in there.

If the joint between the windshield frame and the bulkhead is rusted through
enough to leak water, you have some serious problems. It wouldn't be a bad
idea to replace the weather stripping, on a vehicle this old. I agree that
you should not overlook this problem any longer!

Earle

<testert555@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1131395249.962232.288730@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> All,
> I have a 91 YJ that leaks like a sieve when it rains. I believe the
> water is coming in where the horizonal part of the hood meets the
> vertical part of the windshield frame. There is a seam where the two
> pieces come together that looks like it might be rusted through. Is
> this a common problematic area? I've though about caulking the seem a
> seeing if that helps, but don't think it would hold for long. The
> other spot that I though might be the culprit is the weather stripping
> between the windshield and the body. It is original and feels spongy.
> Is that a common problematic area? I've overlooked the problem for a
> while but now am afraid of what might be happening under the dash
> board.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> CTM
>
>

Re: YJ Rain leak
 

Check the air input box, which is right under the grille in front of the
windshield, and its drain, to make sure that it is draining properly. If
this area fills up with water it will come right into the cab. The drain
terminates in a rubber hose under the hood, that can be blocked by leaves or
other trash that might get in there.

If the joint between the windshield frame and the bulkhead is rusted through
enough to leak water, you have some serious problems. It wouldn't be a bad
idea to replace the weather stripping, on a vehicle this old. I agree that
you should not overlook this problem any longer!

Earle

<testert555@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1131395249.962232.288730@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> All,
> I have a 91 YJ that leaks like a sieve when it rains. I believe the
> water is coming in where the horizonal part of the hood meets the
> vertical part of the windshield frame. There is a seam where the two
> pieces come together that looks like it might be rusted through. Is
> this a common problematic area? I've though about caulking the seem a
> seeing if that helps, but don't think it would hold for long. The
> other spot that I though might be the culprit is the weather stripping
> between the windshield and the body. It is original and feels spongy.
> Is that a common problematic area? I've overlooked the problem for a
> while but now am afraid of what might be happening under the dash
> board.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> CTM
>
>

Re: YJ Rain leak
 

Thanks for the advise.

I checked the air box and the water drains properly. I tried taking
the dash apart to try to see where it was coming through.
Unfortunately I got stuck around the glove compartment and ran out of
time. It appears that once the water comes through, it runs along the
lower lip if the dashboard frame. Depending on level of the road, it
either poors out on the driver's feet or under the passenger side
speaker.


I've googled the topic and had several people say the hinges leak.
Would that much water come through the hinge? Are there any common
areas that will let in up to 1 cup of water in a hard rain without any
obvious trace? I thought about taping the spongy weather stripping
between the windshield and the frame just to see if the leak stops. If
the water was coming through the weather stripping, where would it go?

Re: YJ Rain leak
 

Thanks for the advise.

I checked the air box and the water drains properly. I tried taking
the dash apart to try to see where it was coming through.
Unfortunately I got stuck around the glove compartment and ran out of
time. It appears that once the water comes through, it runs along the
lower lip if the dashboard frame. Depending on level of the road, it
either poors out on the driver's feet or under the passenger side
speaker.


I've googled the topic and had several people say the hinges leak.
Would that much water come through the hinge? Are there any common
areas that will let in up to 1 cup of water in a hard rain without any
obvious trace? I thought about taping the spongy weather stripping
between the windshield and the frame just to see if the leak stops. If
the water was coming through the weather stripping, where would it go?

Re: YJ Rain leak
 

Thanks for the advise.

I checked the air box and the water drains properly. I tried taking
the dash apart to try to see where it was coming through.
Unfortunately I got stuck around the glove compartment and ran out of
time. It appears that once the water comes through, it runs along the
lower lip if the dashboard frame. Depending on level of the road, it
either poors out on the driver's feet or under the passenger side
speaker.


I've googled the topic and had several people say the hinges leak.
Would that much water come through the hinge? Are there any common
areas that will let in up to 1 cup of water in a hard rain without any
obvious trace? I thought about taping the spongy weather stripping
between the windshield and the frame just to see if the leak stops. If
the water was coming through the weather stripping, where would it go?

Re: YJ Rain leak
 

I suppose that the windshield hinges could leak at the bolt holes, but mine
had a kind of gasket or a piece of tape, apparently to prevent this, when I
took them off. They had a gob of silicon on each hole when I put the new
hinges in. Why not just replace the weather stripping? It looks like an
easy enough job. A rust through is certainly a possibility. Taking off the
hinges, as indicated elsewhere in this group, is a S. O. B., but flipping
the windshield forward is pretty easy, unless the torx screws for the
"sports bars" are stripped or rusted. If the hinges give any resistance,
hit them with some penetrating oil and wait a bit before the second attempt.

Earle

<testert555@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1131996228.541681.193240@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
> Thanks for the advise.
>
> I checked the air box and the water drains properly. I tried taking
> the dash apart to try to see where it was coming through.
> Unfortunately I got stuck around the glove compartment and ran out of
> time. It appears that once the water comes through, it runs along the
> lower lip if the dashboard frame. Depending on level of the road, it
> either poors out on the driver's feet or under the passenger side
> speaker.
>
>
> I've googled the topic and had several people say the hinges leak.
> Would that much water come through the hinge? Are there any common
> areas that will let in up to 1 cup of water in a hard rain without any
> obvious trace? I thought about taping the spongy weather stripping
> between the windshield and the frame just to see if the leak stops. If
> the water was coming through the weather stripping, where would it go?
>
>

Re: YJ Rain leak
 

I suppose that the windshield hinges could leak at the bolt holes, but mine
had a kind of gasket or a piece of tape, apparently to prevent this, when I
took them off. They had a gob of silicon on each hole when I put the new
hinges in. Why not just replace the weather stripping? It looks like an
easy enough job. A rust through is certainly a possibility. Taking off the
hinges, as indicated elsewhere in this group, is a S. O. B., but flipping
the windshield forward is pretty easy, unless the torx screws for the
"sports bars" are stripped or rusted. If the hinges give any resistance,
hit them with some penetrating oil and wait a bit before the second attempt.

Earle

<testert555@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1131996228.541681.193240@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
> Thanks for the advise.
>
> I checked the air box and the water drains properly. I tried taking
> the dash apart to try to see where it was coming through.
> Unfortunately I got stuck around the glove compartment and ran out of
> time. It appears that once the water comes through, it runs along the
> lower lip if the dashboard frame. Depending on level of the road, it
> either poors out on the driver's feet or under the passenger side
> speaker.
>
>
> I've googled the topic and had several people say the hinges leak.
> Would that much water come through the hinge? Are there any common
> areas that will let in up to 1 cup of water in a hard rain without any
> obvious trace? I thought about taping the spongy weather stripping
> between the windshield and the frame just to see if the leak stops. If
> the water was coming through the weather stripping, where would it go?
>
>

Re: YJ Rain leak
 

I suppose that the windshield hinges could leak at the bolt holes, but mine
had a kind of gasket or a piece of tape, apparently to prevent this, when I
took them off. They had a gob of silicon on each hole when I put the new
hinges in. Why not just replace the weather stripping? It looks like an
easy enough job. A rust through is certainly a possibility. Taking off the
hinges, as indicated elsewhere in this group, is a S. O. B., but flipping
the windshield forward is pretty easy, unless the torx screws for the
"sports bars" are stripped or rusted. If the hinges give any resistance,
hit them with some penetrating oil and wait a bit before the second attempt.

Earle

<testert555@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1131996228.541681.193240@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
> Thanks for the advise.
>
> I checked the air box and the water drains properly. I tried taking
> the dash apart to try to see where it was coming through.
> Unfortunately I got stuck around the glove compartment and ran out of
> time. It appears that once the water comes through, it runs along the
> lower lip if the dashboard frame. Depending on level of the road, it
> either poors out on the driver's feet or under the passenger side
> speaker.
>
>
> I've googled the topic and had several people say the hinges leak.
> Would that much water come through the hinge? Are there any common
> areas that will let in up to 1 cup of water in a hard rain without any
> obvious trace? I thought about taping the spongy weather stripping
> between the windshield and the frame just to see if the leak stops. If
> the water was coming through the weather stripping, where would it go?
>
>