thanks all for those excellent advices...

I am working on it but not able to find the source or create the leak
yet... waiting for the rain then....
:-)

On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 7:30 AM Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dan,
>
> I usually find a good glass mechanic, versus a glass installer like those
> Safelite guys, to install my windshields. They run a special kind of caulk
> under the rubber, glass side and metal side, outside only, after the glass
> is installed. I think it's just black weatherstripping sealant. Icky stuff
> that requires something like naphtha to clean up. They test for leakage by
> giving the windshield a good soaking then using air pressure to see if the
> water can be forced through the seal. This is good for testing your current
> leak to start with too.
>
> And don't discount what Ben T said about the antenna; common source of
> leaks on the driver's side when there's no rust bubbles under the
> windshield weatherstripping.
>
> Good luck!
> Marc
>
> On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 3:30 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hi all...
>>
>> leaky windshield here... 6 months ago my wife's van had a cracked
>> windshield.. she brought it to the mechanic who hired a windshield guy
>> replacing the glass with new seal (from GW), he didn't use any sealant...
>> and now it's leaking... (no rust around the windshield)
>>  - it leaks on the driver side corner, around the clutch pedal...
>> the problem is the shop's more than 1000 miles from where we live... so
>> drive it there for warranty repair is out...
>> so here I am thinking about... I need your input for the best solution...
>> thanks
>>
>> 1. hire a another glass guy to pull out the windshield and replace the
>> seal
>> with sealant this time.
>> 2. hire a another glass guys to pull out the windshield and the seal put
>> the seal and glass back with sealant this time.
>> 2. use some sort of clear caulking under the lip of the seal ... a DYI job
>> by myself...
>>
>> thanks again
>>
>> dan
>>
>