Re: water leaks

["Chris Chemidlin" <spredhaus@hotmail.com>]

My Jetta I has the 'big' (not glue in) winsheild seal like the early 
rabbit, cab, and roc...
anyway, there was the typical big leak on the floor, so I cut the 
winsheild out and saw 3 little rust holes in the winsheild frame. My 
buddy with the welder wasn't available, so I ground them out and filled 
them with JB weld. Slapped some primer and some paint on it and it 
looked good!  

Of course I smashed the winsheid when I tried to re-install it with the 
new seal...

PS- fix the leaks NOW- before your fusebox poops out on you... That's 
why my car was $100!






>Hi,
>
>I knew from where the puddles where accumulating that it was the front
>somewhere... then I got the good old hose out and tested the drain 
holes
>with a steady stream, then inspected the car for drips as the hose was
>running.  Then, poored water all over the windshield and checked.. and
>bing bang boo, there where drips dropping off the bottom left side of 
the
>fuse box... I then put a piece of paper up there... and guessed it was 
the
>windshield. =20
>
>From=20looking at the windshield I couldn't really tell where the leak
>was... Water can sneak through some pretty small holes!  I'm guessing 
it
>was from the bottom of the window, which the dash kind of overlaps.  I
>guess you could take off the whole dash... good luck!=20
>

>
>
>
>On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Jennifer Mac wrote:
>
>> I too, have been plagued with leakage.  I fixed the rear hatch
>> window leak, and soon must replace the driver's side door rubber,
>> but--  could you tell me, was it readily visible that your
>> windshield was leaking?  I've had people suggest to me to check
>> this problem area as well, but I can't really see any signs of
>> leaking there. 
>>
>> Jen
>>

>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> | I have resently bought my car used, and found out that the
>> windshield was
>> | leaking both on the drivers side (kinda from overtop of the
>> clutch) and
>> | passenger side from who knows where!  Anyways, I had it
>> replaced... the
>> | guys at the windshield shop said whoever installed it didn't put
>> any
>> | glue between the window and the gromet, and the gromet and the
>> body...
>> |=20
>> | might want to check that if you run out of the usual places...
>> |=20
>> |=20
>> |=20
>> | =09=09=09=09Mike Goodman

>> | On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, mr. grinch wrote:
>> |=20
>> | >=20
>> | > i recently started getting a dampness behind and under the
>> rear and
>> | > passneger seats, the drivers side dried up but the passenger
>> side is
>> | > getting worse. i keep wiping it up and noticing one or two
>> days later
>> | > that it wet again. I have a sunroof and checked that no leaks,
>> anyway
>> | > i can't figure out where it is coming from....help!!

CHRIS CHEMIDLIN
http://www.spredhaus.com
http://www.angelfire.com/nj/spredhaus
58 Type1 Ragtop
65 Type1 Bomb!
84 Jetta uGLi
87 Foxwagen



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