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- Whittier, Ca
I was working on my 1990 XJ and noticed a small amount of rust on both sides (driver & Passenger) front floorboards. I went through the labor-intensive process of removing all the carpet and insulation to treat the rust and then try and identify the source of the water. I took it to my body shop and they had a hard time finding it.
Here is what we know:
Driving through deeper water is not the source.
When the vehicle sits out in the rain is when water will start to puddle on the floor.
It runs down the firewall behind the rubber and foam firewall insulation mat.
We are not talking huge quantities of water; maybe after a day of rain it may be a total of a 1/8 a cup.
For some reason there is more on the drives side then the passengers.
The water appears to travel down and puddles nearer to the doors on the floorboards, as opposed to nearer the transmission hump.
Wondering if anyone has had some similar experience and help me so I don’t have to reinvent the wheel so to speak in fixing this.
Thanks for your help,
Fred
Explorer 1
Here is what we know:
Driving through deeper water is not the source.
When the vehicle sits out in the rain is when water will start to puddle on the floor.
It runs down the firewall behind the rubber and foam firewall insulation mat.
We are not talking huge quantities of water; maybe after a day of rain it may be a total of a 1/8 a cup.
For some reason there is more on the drives side then the passengers.
The water appears to travel down and puddles nearer to the doors on the floorboards, as opposed to nearer the transmission hump.
Wondering if anyone has had some similar experience and help me so I don’t have to reinvent the wheel so to speak in fixing this.
Thanks for your help,
Fred
Explorer 1