ALL, you may have seen several posts last week about leaky windshield seals on Vanagon's. I finally fixed mine so I'll relay to listeners what my problem was. It wasn't the antenna seal, I did install a new antenna but I new I had an effective seal there. I thought I had my problem leak fixed until I drove my Vanagon the same day. I parked the vehicle for a while while it was still raining and when I returned there was rainwater standing in my rubber floormats on both sides. I waited for another warm day(60 degrees) and parked the Vanagon facing the bright sunshine. Previously I used silicone sealant on the lower corners of the windshield extending the sealant coverage toward the middle of the windshield. I pried the seal away from the body channel with a butter knife and squirted a good bead of sealant between the seal and the windshield channel. I didn't put any sealant at the top corners extending down toward the lower corners on each side. Seems the rain water was leaking in at the top corners of the windshield seal and running down the seal channel to the inside of the vehicle. Drove me nuts for a while. BOTTOM LINE: Be sure to seal the entire circumference of the windshield between the seal and the frame seal channel. I think mine is finally sealed, I'll know in the morning!
Jerry KY 88 GL BUS-ter |
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