GU 2001 Wagon Rain Leak Again Dammit

[MB]

G’day NP.com.au Team,

Hoping someone out there can kindly point us in the right direction for a pesky rain leak that has reared its head again on our 2001 family GU wagon.
It’s on its second windscreen now in under two years and I personally assisted the on-site installer earlier this year to ensure all surfaces were immaculate prior to fitting the last windscreen believing that was our issue.
It still may be the windscreen again but wondering if there is possibly any other known entry points to look at as it occurs even when parked up like last night with a flash flood that quickly barreled through our hills.
The leaking location is on the passengers side inner firewall and lightly trickles down from somewhere deep up under the front left corner.
Any pointers if known would be greatly appreciated as my neck is currently not appreciating trying to peer up under there like a contortionist.

Many thanks in advance!

Mark & Lu



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[Rossco]

Bugger Markie very frustrating my GQ leaked like buggery with new windscreen after rebuild but has mysteriously fixed itself so happy days. I know the old man also had a stage when his GU leaked but cant remember how he fixed it . . Sorry not much help lol. . .

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[10G]

expanding foam is your friend.

[the evil twin]

Check/Replace the scrivets around the scuttle panel.

Usually one or two will get damaged when windscreens are replaced and not all tradies will replace them

If they leak the water that pools under the panel can run down the inside of the firewall

[MB]

Legends, thanks heaps Gentlemen, greatly appreciated!


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[MB]

Not sure how we/he missed this, appears out of seven scrivets in total, one is completely missing and two are missing the center pins.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2019/11/21.jpg
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2019/11/22.jpg
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2019/11/23.jpg
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2019/11/24.jpg
Should be a much easier than first thought fix, we can’t thank you enough ET!
We’re going to also save a fortune on air freshener dangling things :-)


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[Hodge]

Hopefully you're onto it M B !
A while back when mudski ran his parts biz , he put me onto these scrivets and to check for rust under the scutle ...
Best thing I ever did as one of mine was gone entirely .

[threedogs]

If they are not being used can you fill them with
some gutter/bathroom type silicon and smooth them over??

[mudski]

Hopefully you're onto it M B !
A while back when mudski ran his parts biz , he put me onto these scrivets and to check for rust under the scutle ...
Best thing I ever did as one of mine was gone entirely .

Yeah when you lose the screws the tension is lost holding the scuttle panel down and then water gets in quite easily. You could even use some 6G screws if your desperate.

[MB]

Picked these up yesterday, absolutely blown away at OEM prices here, they would want to be bloody good for $130 smackers in a rush purchase. mudski mate, your good self and Rusty_Nail mate need to get back into business Blokes :-)
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2019/11/60.jpg
Sheds way too full of crap tonight and ironically the poor old family wagon is outside in the pissing rain now awaiting TLC :-(


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[mudski]

Picked these up yesterday, absolutely blown away at OEM prices here, they would want to be bloody good for $130 smackers in a rush purchase. mudski mate, your good self and Rusty_Nail mate need to get back into business Blokes :-)
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2019/11/60.jpg
Sheds way too full of crap tonight and ironically the poor old family wagon is outside in the pissing rain now awaiting TLC :-(


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Yeah I used to make up OEM kits for circa $40. I used to sell heaps of them. Been thinking of starting up the bizo again on the side.


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[Cuppa]

I've still go my pack of them that I bought from Mudski. I carry them to ensure if I need to get the windscreen replaced we will have some, but I cured our leak several years ago in the manner Threedogs suggests, with a little dob of silastic around each scrivet. Has never leaked since. The cab used to stink. Only way to get rid of the smell in our vinyl floored cab was yo pull out the seats & remove all the flooring & allow the thick felt bonded to the underside of the vinyly to get air around it, or it'll never dry fully & continue to smell. Once you start smelling it it will be pretty wet. Ours took 10 days hanging over a line under cover - no exaggeration! If anyone tells you the vinyl floors are great 'cos you can just hose them out have probably never actually done so.

[Tip12345]

Righto what have we got to do to get Mudski back in Business ?

[mudski]

Righto what have we got to do to get Mudski back in Business ?

Give me the funds to do it! Lol. I sold the business as an "unrefusable" cash offer was made to buy it from me at the time. And at that time, I needed cash. What I'm doing now certainly pays the bills, and then some. But its not my passion. Running the business worked, and well, I just had to make the next step of renting a place and hiring staff. I just wasn't prepared to be responsible for anothers income, and rent a shop.
In hind sight. I should have. Our little corner of Melbourne pretty much has no 4x4 shops. I probably would have "killed it", if I took that next step.