Wet Carpet

[riva]

Just bought it. The carpet had been stained at time of purchase, rust on seat frames. Thought the truck was flooded but tire tools in rear and carpet in back like new. Just had new evaporator installed. I saw gallons of water comming out whe i took a turn. Back to A/C - shop they installed a hose with a weep hole in bottom to hook to the bare tube comming through the fire wall - its the drain line.

Thought the problem was gone so I lifted passenger carpet to dry. Rained yesterday, hit puddle and saw water all over the passenger side floor? Looking closely at A/C intake and water is still dripping however slowly. Also condensate on bottom of the evaporator housing. This could be from drain pan not draining properly and allowing ice cold water to be in contact with the plastic pan



I will check the brake light and roof lights above cab and also plastic behind door panel.



1. Is there a special drain trap to drain A/C properly?



2. When i hit the big puddle i am pretty sure that the water came through the floor. But i cant find any holes. has any body else had this problem?



3. My carpet already smells, I think I have 3-4 sources water - Driving me nuts! A/C, brake light, rear window, plastic behind door and hole in the floor.



Any detective help would be appreciated.





Jimbo

 

[Strick-9]

Mine used to wet the carpet on a regular basis as well. Once I added the extension to the drain, I never had another problem.



A friend with a '97 came to me with wet carpet so I installed the same drain extension on his truck. His carpet still gets soaked. I haven't looked at it enough to find out where it's coming from.



But if you figure it out, I'd love to hear the solution.



-Chris

 

[swalter]

I had a 2001 Dodge and my carpet would also get very wet. They said it was a seam behind the cab of the truck so they took the bed off filled the seam with what they said was seam sealer and that stop my wet carpet. After that I bought a 2002 Diesel and I love it

 

[wteeter]

water in the cab

Perhaps the same problem, but, only when it rains.

After a storm I found a glove compartment 1/2 full of water and the floor mat soaked. Only on passenger side.

Just bought the '94 and this is a first find.

All seals seem to be secure around the cab lights and windshield.

Any ideas?

 

[KFaulk]

One reason the A/C drain backs up is that the drain gets clogged with who knows what - maybe organics. My guess is that the flow from the short OEM drain tube is adversely affected by airflow under the truck. So, adding the extension allows the drain to flow better but, unless you unclog the drain (manually with a straightened coat hanger worked for me) it still may not flow.



I unclogged mine twice before adding the extrension. It has not clogged again since adding the extension.