Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 12:08:52 -0400 (EDT)
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: ERIC ZENO <emz@viper.nauticom.net>
Subject: Rain in your Vanagon
To all Vanagon owner:
Subject: Water Leaks A MUST TO STOP RUST!
This is something I have not seen discussed yet. I have seen
several Vanagons with water leaks in the same spots. The first
is around the from windsheild. Hard to notice leak, you will
find a small amount of water on one or both sides of the front
floor. This water can easily be misstaken for water from your
feet getting into the vehicle in wet weather. If you look under
the flooring (carpet and 1/2" thick sound insulation) you may
find a lot more water. The fix is cheap and easy. On a dry day
use a air gun around the entire outside windshield seal,
between rubber and glass, and then between the rubber and body,
until you see no more water or dirt coming out. Then use clear
silicone seal from a caulking gun around the hole window. Force
the tip of the gun under the entire rubber outside edges.
You may need to stop on the outer
corners to fill up larger gaps. Spend the time needed to clean
up. This stuff makes a mess. The second leak I have seem is a
vertical body seam on drivers side, between quarter and middle
panel. Once again by removing the flooring and finding water
in the bay area, you can be tell if you have this water leak.
To fix this, remove the driver side inner panel. This leak also
means rust. You need to spray a rust inhibiter acid from the
inside out. Force it into the seam with a air gun. Then clean
any of the acid that may have made it's way to the outside, off
your paint. Once dry use a good paint on the inside. This is
usually enough to stop this leak. If you use your van for camping
this is a great time for insulating.
ERic ZEno
Greetings! Any Vanagonites (or otherwise) had experience with rainwater
leaking from behind dash?
After about 24 hours of driving rain, there were slow drips on both the
passenger and driver side (91 Vanagon) onto the floormats. I felt around as
best I could from below: very damp, unable to locate source. windshield seal
seems intact. Any ideas?
Pat
Eric Zeno
emz@nauticom.net
86 Syncro
86 GL
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