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Old 10-09-2006, 11:18 AM
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Water in A-Pillar?

Hi all.

After some recent heavy rain, I noticed that my drivers floor mat was wet. When I started to drive the truck, I noticed some drips coming off of the grab handle on the drivers side.

I'm honestly not sure where to look for the source of the leak. Suggestions or experience would be appreciated.

Thanks!

-drew
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Old 10-09-2006, 11:20 AM
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Around windshield perhaps. And welcome to Yotatech.
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im not a mechanic (not yet) but i would look at the roof rack and see if there is water coming through the holes from that
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Sunroof drainage holes are probably plugged up.
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Originally Posted by marko3xl3
Sunroof drainage holes are probably plugged up.
yeah, what he said. most likely.
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The sunroof drain sounds plausible. I can see the inlet to the body around the sunroof, but where is the outlet?
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near the rear tires for the rear drains, and down the a-pilalrs for the front

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Old 10-10-2006, 10:29 AM
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try hot/pressureized water, or Draino to see if it would clean it up.
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Originally Posted by DeathCougar
try hot/pressureized water, or Draino to see if it would clean it up.
I'd skip the Draino unless you plan on repainting and replacing the rubber hose

Hot/pressurized water or a softer piece of wire would be my suggestion.

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well, maybe something less corrosive than draino then lol. I figured you dump it in your sink, why not your 4Runner? lol. What about Coca Cola? That stuff will eat through gunk
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