I’ve got a 67 GT. The front carpet on pass side front gets wet after washing car…I don’t put it out in the rain ever…pretty nice car. Just wondering if there is a common problem to look for with this car leaking there. I’ve had the car 10 years and it does this each time I wash it so I usually just give it a birdbath…
Your cowel vents are rusted out. Others here I’m sure will chime in with some pictures.
Ok thanks. I suppose I need to look in there to see if they are indeed rusted out. I guess one way to confirm they are bad is to pour water in the vent opening see if water gets in. I might try that too.
My cowl vents were fine, but my floorboards still got wet. Turns out it was my windshield gasket that was so old and dry, it split in several places. It funnelled water into the cabin and onto my floor.
Yes, I’m gonna dump water in the cowl vent to see if it drips. If not I may have the windshield gasget replaced. Hmmm, or I could cover the cowl vent and hose down the windshield to see if it leaks then. I’m gonna figure this thing out. Thanks for the heads up on that.
That’s exactly what i did to figure out the issue
Yep, poured water in the cowl vent only and got water dripping on floor. I can see from under the sash with a mirror it ia dripping from around the cowl vent opening. So I will try to install th repair flanges WCC sells. Just wondering if anybody knows if I can get to the passenger side without complete dash removal to get that heater core out of the way.
There is no easy way to repair a rusted out cowl, if you are lucky you might be able to use a top-hat repair kit if the leak is around the air intake for the heater, but you have to remove heater so you can see. This can be done without dash removal.
If you don,t drive on rainy days, you can cover the vents with “vent covers” if you get caught out in a rain, if not raining, leave them in trunk.
So I have the cowl vent repair kit to fix the leaking cowl vent. I’ve got a 67 GT with AC…AC looks original equipment to me. I need to get the heater core down and was wondering how to get some info on disconnecting the AC lines. I believe the evaporator is in the same heater core box so they need to be disconnected right? Freon is either every low or out because AC doesn’t blow cold. Is it ok to simply disconnect those lines without damaging the system?
Well the Feds would like for you to recover the freon, but to answer your Question, yes it’s ok, after removal, cover the open ends of the hoses to help keep out moisture.
Just keep your face back when you start to crack the A/C line open. If it does have much in there in can blow back into your eyes. Crack the line slowly and as soon as anything starts to come out be extra careful.
Randy Goodling
CCOA #95