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| | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23 | I am putting back together my '49 3/4 ton. I got the drivers door back together today and I have a question. How do I keep water out of my door? There does not appear to be a good seal between the outside door metal and the glass.
Are the holes in the bottom of the door just designed to allow water out of the bottom of the door.
I cannot see how I will keep water out of the door. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | You aren't supposed to keep the water out of the door. It runs down the inside of the door and out the holes in the bottom. This is true for pretty much any vehicle on the road with rollup windows in the doors.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | A little water will get inside the door from time to time, for instance when you have the window cracked during a rainstorm. The outer weather strip seal, which is against the window glass, should keep most of the water out of the door, it won’t seal perfectly at the ends and as it ages. Plugged drain holes in the doors are one of the major contributing factors in the bottom of the doors rotting out, not the only cause!
Also the window glass run channel in most of the older trucks is pretty much shot, this is another avenue for water to enter the door.
If you think about it, with a good seal at the outer WS and fresh glass run, door handle/lock gaskets, there really isn't any where for the water to get in.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
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