Most car (and vanagon) doors are designed to have water flow through them
rather than being kept out.   So your question isn't why is water getting in
 it's why isn't water getting out.  Look up at the bottom of the door for
anything obstructing drain holes.
If nothing, you'll have to remove the door panel and look inside.  Gotta be
something preventing the water from getting out.  The uphill part indicates
that the plugged flow is probably at the rear of the door, or something
moves to the rear when pointed uphill.

Gary

-------Original Message-------

From: Dave Baker
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 12:26:32 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: More Water Runoff

I park my 85 Westy in my driveway, with the nose pointed up the hill (about
a 15% grade).  Every time we get a heavy rain, the driver's door fills with
water.  I go out after the rain and shake it out of the vent at the lower
inside back edge of the door!  I have tried putting tape along the bottom of
the windows, but it has no effect.  I am hard pressed to understand how this
water is getting in.

Dave in KC
85 Westy
http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1

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