

| Subject: | Re: Leaking (rainwater, not vital fluids) |
| From: | Rob S. |
| Date: | Sat, 18 Oct 2003 19:40:17 -0400 |
OR.... go to the carwash and blast the antenna hole with the high pressure spray. On Saturday, October 18, 2003, at 02:28 PM, Doktor Tim wrote: > At 04:52 AM 10/18/2003, you wrote: > >> > With the advent of rainy season up here in Seattle I've sadly >> discovered >> my >> > Westy has a leak. It announces it's presence by dripping on my left >> foot. >> > The windshield >> > seal visually looks fine. >> > >> > I'm not really sure how to go about troubleshooting and the >> archives seem >> > strangely devoid of information on this. Any ideas on where I >> should start >> > looking? > > > Do this. Lower the window enough to put your shop vac hose in then > tape up > the opening to seal it. Hook the hose to the output side of the vac and > turn it on. Now go around the seams and seals spraying with windex or > just > dish soap in water and watch for the bubbles. This won't work very > well at > all unless all the door/hatch seals are in good order. If they are big > leakers, tape and seal all the doors. If you have the loovered vents > in the > side windows, tape those shut too, and don't forget to close the heater > vents. It might be quite a bit of work, but the bubbles don't lie. >
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