OK folks, you may want to bookmark this for future reference. My service guys said that there was an apparent design flaw in the cowl area (the area at the base of the windshield where water flows down and out). Apparently the water running down past the water shield onto the cowl area was too close to the fresh air opening and water was curling back and over into the fresh air inlet. They fabricatd a water deflector to extend the cowl runoff plate and that has prevented the water from getting into the fresh air box and into the fan blades, thereby preventing the water from going into the cab area and causing the carpet to get wet. I was pretty impressed at their problem solving, even though I was inconvenienced for a few days without the beast to drive. Thank you colonial chevrolet! and Tony on the Yellow Team.
