I have rarely Seen a vent seal cause water leakage . Generally just
wind noise . If you have water on the floor ,you either need a new or
better front glass seal or check the wires on the cowl and make sure they
are sealed ,Especially  the antenna wire  .

                                            Stacy

On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> It is the (very) rainy season here on the wet coast.  The good news is I
> can easily identify water ingress in my van.  The bad news is, well, water
> ingress.
>
> I would like to replace the seals, but it does not look like this will
> happen until the spring.  (In snowballing work/effort, I would like to
> repaint when I do the seals, thus likely delaying the job)
>
> I wonder what solutions people have had for buying a bit of time with leaky
> window seals.  I have tried a bit of vaseline on the wing window and that
> seemed to help.  Any other ideas?
>
> The seals in question are:
>
> * Wing window (
>
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_262_400/right_wing_window_weatherstrip_seal_1_per_door.html
>
> * Window in the sliding door (just above the door handle)
> * I suspect the front window leaks (my left foot has been dripped on)
>
> Tom
>

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