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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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Just curious if anyone has experience with this type of leak. I have a '65 roadster. If I get caught in the rain I get water that drips (both sides) from just under the dash next to the door panel I assume it is from the windshied but not sure if I having the windshied reset would fix the problem. I also experence this when I was the car. Also not sure if it might be rusting windshield frame or something else.
Any suggestions on what might help.
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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Location sounds more like door weatherstrip.
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 10:41 PM
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On my first long distance road trip, we hit heavy rain and had water coming from what appeared to be around the pillar posts at the dash. Turned out to the the seal on the convertible top at the top of the windshield. The water was running around the weak seal, down the pillar posts, and exiting at the dash pillar post junction. We stopped at a hardware store, bought some rubber pipe insulation, cut a 1" wide strip, placed it between the top and the windshield trim, no leaks.
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Also, check the drains at the bottom of the firewall near the rocker panels. As I recall, it's a slot more than a hole. Al W.
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