Re: water leak

[yu129742@yorku.ca (Sal Guzzo)]

>From:	FAUSTGE@buffalostate.edu      "Greg Faust"  8-JAN-1998 10:48:46.82
>To:	in%"scirocco-L@privatI.com"
>CC:	FAUSTGE
>Subj:	water leak
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>Thanks for the tips guys.  I believe I'm gaining on the problem.
>Last night, I pulled up some carpeting and removed the seat.  I discovered that
>the leak is coming from up near the passenger A pillar.  I removed some of the
>headliner and trim:  the drain tube for the sunroof is not plugged nor is it
>leaking.  the blower motor inlet in the wiper motor trough is not leaking
>either.  As best as I can tell, I appears that the windshield is leaking around
>the gasket.  The A pillar is wet about half way up but not up near the drain
>opening.  My question: Do windshield gaskets leak often?  does anyone have any
>ideas on what else it could be?  I blew through the drain tube to make sure it
>was free, then I plugged it to make sure there were no cracks or leaks.  Has
>anyone had this problem before?  After pulling the carpet, it appears that this
>is not a new problem.
>
>Thanks in advance for the help.
>
>happy motoring
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>Greg Faust                                    
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I had the similar problem on my 81 rocco.  I simply sealed the windshield
gasket by putting black silicone underneath the gasket.  I'm not sure how
the windshield is set on later scirocco's but on mine, a gasket is holding
it in place (as opposed to the windshield sitting on the glue and rubber).
E-mail me if you want specifics on how I did it.

Sal
   
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