Were you driving at the time? In very hard rains this is not uncommon.
Other wise look for windshield leaks.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Yetterman wrote:

> It is winter time again and once again I am soaked.  Water appears to be
> leaking into the front ventilation duct, and from there flowing down both
> sides of the van, all the way to the door vents.  So, please if anyone has
> any ideas about occluding this flow and allowing me to open the doors
> without a splash of water.  I would appreciate it.
>
> PS I tried using the search engine but it was too slow for my browser.
> thanks
>
> Bryan
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