Dear Robert,

I had the same thing happen to me -- there is supposed to be a stock VW
rubber gasket that seals the antenna from water being blown in from the
front. This part isn't mentioned in Bentley Iin fact, I had no idea there
was one) So I went to a junkyard to inspect some older Vanagons and sure
enought I found one on the first try -- sales guy at the front desk gave it
to me for free.

Cheers,
MJS

At 03:54 PM 7/19/00 EDT, Robert Lilley wrote:
>When I bought my van several years ago, I was getting water leaking in the
drivers side behind the dash, soaking the mat under the carpet.  I tried to
seal the windshield several different times all no good.  It still leaked.
>
>A few weeks ago I finally got around to putting sealant on the antenna
gasket and over the entire base of the antenna- nut,  in an attempt to stop
the leak. Well the leak stopped and I have been through at least five heavy
downpours and still NO LEAKS.
>
>So if you are having leakage, seal the gasket on the base, also put some
on the outside of the antenna to prevent water from getting in through the
top.
>
>Robert
>

Michael J. Sullivan
IPS "SWATteam" Architect
Open Market, Inc.

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