Where are the rain water drains?

buzzferd · 02-20-2012, 08:37 PM

Having rain water leak(not antifreeze) between insulation and firewall insde my Ranger just below heater,believe its plugged air intake drain(s) in cowl just in front of windshield but can't locate drains. All help apreciated! Thanks

chrwilkins30 · 02-21-2012, 12:54 AM

are you talking about the little flaps that are under the fenders between the cowl that allows you to get crap out of there.?

buzzferd · 02-21-2012, 12:03 PM

Sounds like this could be what I'm looking for! Can you please be more specfic where these are located. It sounds like you mean on the end of the cowl inside the fender and is acessable from door jam. Am I close? Thanks,Buzz

85_Ranger4x4 · 02-21-2012, 07:47 PM

There are two silver plates on the engine side of the firewall you remove to clean out the cowl. Clear to the outside ends of the cowl are the drains.

You can see one above the air filter housing here:

**jhammel85** · 02-22-2012, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 85_Ranger4x4

There are two silver plates on the engine side of the firewall you remove to clean out the cowl. Clear to the outside ends of the cowl are the drains.

You can see one above the air filter housing here:

...Man that looks great!...I'm jealous.

Sorry, Carry on

**F8LBITE** · 02-22-2012, 10:34 AM

Except for that master cylinder, that's filthy!

chrwilkins30 · 02-23-2012, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by buzzferd

Sounds like this could be what I'm looking for! Can you please be more specfic where these are located. It sounds like you mean on the end of the cowl inside the fender and is acessable from door jam. Am I close? Thanks,Buzz

Not accessible from the door jam. You would have to take the gender off. Not sure on an 89, but on my 88 you have too.

87rangerxlt · 02-21-2012, 08:07 PM

i have the same problem but i think mine is more than plugged up drains. i took my passanger side speaker cover off and took the speaker out and used a flash light to look at the firewall and i see rust

witch means the cowl is rusted threw. so now its time to dig a little deeper

and see how i can fix it.

**ZMan** · 02-26-2012, 01:12 PM

1989? I guarantee this is your problem:

The cowl rusts out behind the dash...it probably will look like this before too long if it doesn't already..these are pics of both of the '92s I have owned.

**jhammel85** · 02-27-2012, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ZMan

1989? I guarantee this is your problem:

The cowl rusts out behind the dash...it probably will look like this before too long if it doesn't already..these are pics of both of the '92s I have owned.

Mine luckily only has some pin holes but it might be worse once iget deeper in there...

How did you end up fixing that? Forming and shaping those areas had to be a pain in the ass.

**ZMan** · 02-27-2012, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jhammel85

Mine luckily only has some pin holes but it might be worse once iget deeper in there...

How did you end up fixing that? Forming and shaping those areas had to be a pain in the ass.

Ya I ended up doing a lot of forming, I had to make it in two pieces. The lower a-pillar pretty much ends right there where it butts up to the cowl, and the cowl goes overtop of it and spot welds to the top/side part of the cowl outside of the cab (right below the drains). I replaced all of that, I wish I had pictures of the outside part of the repair, I just have this pic:

I only fixed my extended cab, I put the dash back in the blue one and drove it for a year with no carpet before I sold it. Luckily my excab was only rotted on the passenger side.

87rangerxlt · 02-26-2012, 06:15 PM

yup i thinkmine looks like that i will rip into mine deeper when it gets nice out

02-20-2012, 08:37 PM	#1
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buzzferd New Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Year: 1989 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	Rain water Sounds like this could be what I'm looking for! Can you please be more specfic where these are located. It sounds like you mean on the end of the cowl inside the fender and is acessable from door jam. Am I close? Thanks,Buzz
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02-21-2012, 08:07 PM	#8
87rangerxlt Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Year: 1987 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Posts: 141 Rep Power: 3 iTrader: (0)	i have the same problem but i think mine is more than plugged up drains. i took my passanger side speaker cover off and took the speaker out and used a flash light to look at the firewall and i see rust witch means the cowl is rusted threw. so now its time to dig a little deeper and see how i can fix it.
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02-26-2012, 01:12 PM	#9
ZMan TOTM Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Medina, Ohio Year: 1992,1994,1995 Make: Ford,Ford,Jeep Model: Ranger,Ranger,ZJ Engine: 4.0l,3.0l (soon to be 302),5.2l Class: 2wd Street Used For: learning experiAnce, daily Posts: 2,990 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (1)	1989? I guarantee this is your problem: The cowl rusts out behind the dash...it probably will look like this before too long if it doesn't already..these are pics of both of the '92s I have owned. __________________ My build thread Cardomain '92 Ranger X-cab 4.0l '94 Ranger long bed 3.0l, bagged and chopped '95 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2l, wheeler someday '13 F-150 Ecoboost 4x4 daily driver www.lhinteriorsllc.com
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87rangerxlt Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Year: 1987 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Posts: 141 Rep Power: 3 iTrader: (0)	yup i thinkmine looks like that i will rip into mine deeper when it gets nice out
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