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Here in GA we had a HUGE rain storm. I mean a deluge! Gollywhoppers! The cow and the flat rock...
The 78 has new weatherstripping all around, but she still leaks. Water finds its way thru between the t-top gasket and the back edge of the window to drip on my seatbelt. I don't know about the passenger side as I never sit there.
(I haven't seen anything on that side)
Anyhow, I did some running around town in the rain (don't look at me that way, say it with me...d-a-i-l-y d-r-i-v-e-r) and when I returned, I parked it end-first in the RV park "driveway", which is sloped to the street. I went back out for something after .5hr, and the leak had run to the front part of the window and left at LEAST 1.5 cups of water puddled on my seat cover!
I'm telling you, it was RAINING!
I took off the cover to hang and dry, got a pot from the RV and laid a chamois on the seat for good measure. Well, I missed covering the floorboard. :-( It is SOAKED!
I have also noticed a 'syrup' smell...which I know is antifreeze. I don't see any under the car, I only smell it after the car has reached running temp and the pass side floor is dry.
Could this not be a heater core problem and just an under-hood hose problem?
Can my car have a leak behind the dash or firewall to reach the floor?
Is there any way to keep my car from leaking at the window and gasket area? (I use a wthrstrp conditioner)
Silver
ps...I'd like to cover it to keep the rain out, but unless the car is pristine clean, which as a daily driver it usually isn't, I feel that covers+any dirt or abrasive+wind or breeze is a recipe for paint finish trouble. No indoor storage until the house closes.
The 78 has new weatherstripping all around, but she still leaks. Water finds its way thru between the t-top gasket and the back edge of the window to drip on my seatbelt. I don't know about the passenger side as I never sit there.
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Anyhow, I did some running around town in the rain (don't look at me that way, say it with me...d-a-i-l-y d-r-i-v-e-r) and when I returned, I parked it end-first in the RV park "driveway", which is sloped to the street. I went back out for something after .5hr, and the leak had run to the front part of the window and left at LEAST 1.5 cups of water puddled on my seat cover!
I'm telling you, it was RAINING!
I took off the cover to hang and dry, got a pot from the RV and laid a chamois on the seat for good measure. Well, I missed covering the floorboard. :-( It is SOAKED!
I have also noticed a 'syrup' smell...which I know is antifreeze. I don't see any under the car, I only smell it after the car has reached running temp and the pass side floor is dry.
Could this not be a heater core problem and just an under-hood hose problem?
Can my car have a leak behind the dash or firewall to reach the floor?
Is there any way to keep my car from leaking at the window and gasket area? (I use a wthrstrp conditioner)
Silver
ps...I'd like to cover it to keep the rain out, but unless the car is pristine clean, which as a daily driver it usually isn't, I feel that covers+any dirt or abrasive+wind or breeze is a recipe for paint finish trouble. No indoor storage until the house closes.