Also, it's been my experience that silicon will eventually separate from 
the rubber seal, allowing more leaks. I have used a black goop that stays 
pliable and was purchased from a glass shop that installs windshields. 

Steve

EF0JPB1@mvs.cso.niu.edu Wrote:
| 
| >From: "Brian Isherwood" <bci@ROADRUNNER.CIRCON.COM>
| >Subject: Re: water leak underneath dash when it rains
| 
| ><snip>
| >has completely eliminated my leak problems.
| 
| >Good luck
| 
| >brian.
| 
| I would add the caveat "that you *know* of" to your
| sentence.  If the seal has shrunk that much, water may be
| sitting in that channel under your fix.  Ask an old splittie
| owner about rusted windshield bottoms.  No substitute for
| replacing the seal in the long run.
| 
| I had a commercial auto glass firm replace my windshield
| ('84 Vangagon GL) as part of my insurance coverage.  "Never
| done one like this" was his observation.  New glass, old
| seal, means water in the foot wells every time it rains.  I
| ended up buying a new seal ($80 from VW) and installing it
| myself.  No more leaks.
| 
| -Jim Bryant