I have rarely Seen a vent seal cause water leakage . Generally just wind noise . If you have water on the floor ,you either need a new or better front glass seal or check the wires on the cowl and make sure they are sealed ,Especially the antenna wire .
Stacy On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net> wrote: > Hi All, > > It is the (very) rainy season here on the wet coast. The good news is I > can easily identify water ingress in my van. The bad news is, well, water > ingress. > > I would like to replace the seals, but it does not look like this will > happen until the spring. (In snowballing work/effort, I would like to > repaint when I do the seals, thus likely delaying the job) > > I wonder what solutions people have had for buying a bit of time with leaky > window seals. I have tried a bit of vaseline on the wing window and that > seemed to help. Any other ideas? > > The seals in question are: > > * Wing window ( > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_262_400/right_wing_window_weatherstrip_seal_1_per_door.html > > * Window in the sliding door (just above the door handle) > * I suspect the front window leaks (my left foot has been dripped on) > > Tom >
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