[DML] Re: Water on Floor on Driver's Side

["p12c16" <PRC1216@xxxxxxx>]

I thought it was funny, whenever I introduced myself to owners in
Pigeon Forge, they said "That VIN sounds familiar, you post a lot on
the DML...Wait, you are the water leak guy!".  As most of you
remember, my car would leak and eventually saturate the driver and
passenger side carpets when it rained.  And there was no way of
telling unless I stuck my hand under the carpets to feel the moisture.
 Now my advice, I'm not sure whatever really fixed the leaks, but the
following are the steps that I took...I might write a book.
1.) Take the trim off along the outside of the windshield and caulk
around the sides of the windshield itself.
2.) Caulk around the exterior windshield wiper hinges (where the bolts
go through and into the car), and do the same to the screw holes that
hold down the plastic "vent" that is screwed down the whole length of
the bottom of the windsheild.
3.) go to http://www.dmcnews.com/bulletins/ST-33-12.81.html for the
factory water leak bulletin.  It didn't solve my leaks, but it might
do it for you.
4.) I also got inside the car, with my head down near the pedals and
took a can of black rubber undercoating and sprayed literally every
spot where the fiberglass underbody was molded together.  I figured a
seal could have dried up and water could be coming in from there.  Be
sure to either have your carpets out or lay down newspaper when you do
this step.  
5.)  With the same can of undercoating, I took off the front driver
side wheel and sprayed the undercoating along any place that I could
see where something went through the fiberglass and into the inside of
the car.  Its hard to even tell I sprayed anything, it went on brown
but dried black.  
6.)  Also make sure that leaves are not blocking up the drain on the
passenger side below the windshield.  I took Shannon Yocom's advice
and made my own screen to go over that to prevent this problem.  Just
took a piece of house screen and spraypainted it black.

I am sure I did more, if I remember what else I will update you.  But
all I know is my car is staying dry now, even through the strongest
storms (knock on wood).

Patrick
1880----The Former Water Leak VIN, but now the DRY VIN








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