'01 Ram retaining water

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I've experienced a somewhat unusual problem with the wife-and-my new truck. For two or three days after raining, I can still see water dripping from the cab's rear driver's side corner. I had a '97 Club Cab and never had this problem. The truck sits in our driveway, which has about a 10-degree incline. and I would think any water accumulated behind sheet metal would drain pretty quickly. Has anyone else experienced this, and does anyone know if there's a particular place on the Quad Cabs that holds water? This truck's only a few weeks old and I hate to be thinking of rust already.

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2001 Ram 2500 4x4, SLT, ETH/DEE, 3. 55, camper pkg, sport package, forest green, camel interior, ordered 3/24/00 delivered 4/25/00

[This message has been edited by Snowdog (edited 05-22-2000). ]

[This message has been edited by Snowdog (edited 05-22-2000). ]

 

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Did you pull the plugs from underneath the doors? They are oval shaped and according to an old TDR mag they should be pulled so the doors can drain if water gets in there.



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-Steve St. Laurent - President of the Great Lakes TDR, Chapter Forums Moderator
'98 Quad Cab Long Bed (CMNSPWR), 4x4, ISB, 5sp, 4. 10 LSD, Prime-loc remote fuel filter, boost & pyro gauges, TST Powermax, muffler eliminator, 5" chrome tip, BD Exhaust Brake, Isspro turbo temp monitor, Permatech spray in liner, Grizzly stainless nerf bars, Stull SS grill & bumper inserts, Front Draw-Tite receiver, BFG 285/75R16 AT KO's

 

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Thanks for the speedy reply Steve:

I did not pull the plugs, thinking that they'd allow more water to enter than they would allow to leave. But, thinking again, pulling them in the warm weather months (I live in Minnesota) might aid evaporation of the water if not allowing it to drip out. Thanks

 

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snowdog , seems like leaking quadcabs is not uncommon , take it in , i have the same problem , i'm going to pull out the rear seat and such to find it before i take it in ... mines a 4 month old 2000

 

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The third brake light leaks on mine. The dealer told me that they only work on water probs on mondays??? I`m in Saginaw,MI. on mondays!! (I live in Indiana. ) Just LOVE that good ole DC service!!!

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John W. - Indiana - Black 99 4x4 QC Sport LB 24V AT 4. 10 Gears Loaded Including Leather and cab lights,285 tires, 16x8 American Racing Baja Wheels,Bed cover, Bushwacker flares, Ventvisors, Rancho RS5000 Steering Stabilizer, 12,000lb Winch mounted where the spare tire used to be, Walker #21468 straight thru muffler... and my Halo light still works!! Bomb My truck?? No way!!(Wink Wink) More to come ...

 

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Truckman:

Yeah, that's DC customer service at its finest. Do you mean to say that water emanates from the third brake light or that water enters there? One more thing: do you know what the backspacing is on your AR Baja wheels? I'd like to replace the factory aluminums but I'd like to keep a similar backspacing as stock. Thanks.