> It rained last night and when I hopped into the '74 this morning I noticed > a puddle of water on the floor in front on the passengers side. Window open? > Nope. Went looking around on the outside and found - Yikes! - RUST UNDER THE > WINDSHIELD!! This must be the result of bad karma from having given Sami so > much grief about driving in the salt of Missouri. But seriously, what has to > be done to fix this? Does new metal need to be welded in? Has anybody on the > list made this repair? > > Unhappily realizing that the years are indeed passing by for "Young Fred" > > Dave Sounds as if it's time to replace the windshield seal & fix the rust that's probably all over the place underneath. (Other seals may be bad too--poke around a little) I had this same problem on the Camper (Frau Blucher) and from various horror stories I'd heard about removing the windshield oneself, I had a body shop do the seal & fix the rust, which was extensive. $300+ a bit if memory serves correctly. If you don't catch this it can turn into a real mess, with the metal shot & water leaking between the layers of the glass, turning it milky around the edges. Mike Wright Ackworth, Iowa 68 Camper; 79 Bus wright@storm.simpson.edu
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