wet under carpet

[treegump]

I did a quick search (but between work and searching for more info on a 64 C20 4x4 I'm kind of busy, haha) - for articles on it being wet under the carpet. Is there a way to fix this besides tearing everything out? It's been wet since I bought the truck... Any suggestions? I suppose I could cut it out and "rhino" line it.

 

[ak diesel driver]

check for a leaking rear window

 

[treegump]

I've got an extended cab - could it make it all the way up to under my pedals?

 

[DEERE3594]

Is it wet everywhere?

 

[treegump]

all under the driver's side - i've had to peel up the carpet to run my cb antenna cables

 

[DEERE3594]

Any leaks when its raining that you have noticed? (guessing not or you wouldn't be posting )
IIRC most of my Chevys have been damp under there, but I always get in with wet boots and Im sure it just lays under there. I know my 87 was bad and my 89..

 

[treegump]

yea, and i know that rust typically forms under carpet first. This ain't no cadillac - so I'm thinking that tearing out all the carpet may be in order if its wet everywhere...and just painting or coating it afterwards

 

[DEERE3594]

Undercoat everything real good and put it back down, check for rust every so often. Carpet keeps the road noise down. I did pull everything out of a K5 I had, wasnt that bad

 

[treegump]

oh yea...forgot about road noise, haha. Maybe I'll add a little more insulation or new insulation for that matter.

 

[packratt]

Check rear window they have a bad habit of coming unglued. Check your firewall grommets for the pedals and cables.

This wouldn't get water into the DS floor but there is 1 screw in the plastic cowl cover that penetrates into the cab. It needs a dab of silicone.