Re: [16v] valve cover gasket / more water leaks

["Ian Overholt" <ioverholt@hotmail.com>]

Valve cover gasket:

I think that you can probably reuse your valve cover gasket.  It hasn't been 
on long enough to become hardened, so you should be able to reseat the 
center part and put everything back together again.  I feel your pain!  
There are so many things to reconnect when doing this job that one little 
thing can get messed up and you have to start all over.

Water leak:

Have you checked the rubber boots in the firewall that surround the wire 
harness?  One of those boots could be cracked or improperly seated.  Then 
the water would run down the wiring harness and drip somewhere under the 
dash.  If you find a hole in the boots, some silicone should take care of 
it.

I used to have a leak in my '88 between the glass and the seal at the top of 
the windshield.  It was a very strange leak because water would get inside 
only when I was driving.  It was pretty annoying and I kept a towel under 
the dash so I could wipe the seal.  If I ignored the water gathering on the 
seal, water would drip on my knee!  I ran a bead of silicone between the 
glass and seal and I have not had a leak there again.  (Knock, knock!!)

GL!
Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Champagne Edition

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