[Vwdiesel] varooom varooom and water leak problem

[Will Taygan]

Tell me if you figure it out.  I pulled my window, filled the seam with urethane, put in a new gasket, it leaked.  I could have filed the rust off better I suppose.  Sealed the gasket with the cheap clear permatex windshield sealer, it leaked.  Put a canopy over it, it leaked (okay my old broken canopy sealed better and the old one didn't leak).  I'm wondering if the bed rails connect with this area?  Can anyone explain the innards of this section?  I just keep a towel on the floor and change it every few days so it doesn't get stinky in our rainy rainy climate.

...and vwpickups hasn't been working for me for a month, except for the archives.  Anyone know what's up?

Will Taygan
80 & 81 vw diesel pickups
Concrete, WA

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] varooom varooom and water leak problem
> From: "Hayden Chasteen" <dieseltdi at earthlink.net>
> Date: Wed, February 04, 2004 8:15 pm
> To: "VW Pickup Mail list" <vwpickups at neubayern.net>, "VW diesel mail
> list" <vwdiesel at www.audifans.com>, audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com
> 
> Just wanted to pass this along to those that are driving on very high 
> mileage diesel injectors....... change them out you will not believe 
> the difference.  I found a place on line with the nozzles for a tad 
> over $9 so I bought a set and put them in today.  I can't believe the 
> difference.  Wow!  I think I have solved my smoking startup problem and
> 
> noisy cold starts.
> Now for a slight problem.  It has been raining here off and on for a 
> couple of days and quite heavily today.  The last time it rained, I 
> noticed small rivulets of water on the back of the cab.  I assumed they
> 
> were coming from the rear window so I waited until the next dry day and
> 
> put a bead of silicone under the gasket between it and the body and 
> around the metal frame of the window itself.  Anyway, today, I noticed
> 
> that the water is actually coming out of the 3 "vent" looking things on
> 
> the back wall.  How would water get into this area to drain out?  could
> 
> the seams around the base of the roof be leaking?  Ideas, comments and
> 
> shear speculations welcomed.  TIA Hayden
> 
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